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Full moons 2028 · Saturday

1 January 2028

Waxing Crescent

19% illuminated and waxing, 4.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 1 January 2028: Waxing Crescent, 19% illuminated

Ephemeris for 1 January 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
18.6%
Lunar age
4.7 days
Elongation
50.9°
Distance
405,562 km
Distance (mi)
252,004 mi
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
3.3° S
Libration lon
1.9° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
City Moonrise Transit Moonset Peak altitude
London 10:11 15:34 21:09 30.0°
New York 09:56 15:37 21:28 41.9°
Chicago 09:52 15:33 21:23 41.0°
Denver 10:01 15:45 21:37 43.4°
Los Angeles 09:50 15:39 21:35 49.3°
Mexico City 10:22 16:21 22:23 63.9°
São Paulo 09:20 15:45 22:05 73.3°
Berlin 10:18 15:38 21:11 28.8°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

Phase Date Time (UTC) From this date
First Quarter 5 January 2028 01:41 in 4 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 11 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 17 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 25 days