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Full moons 2028 · Sunday

2 January 2028

Waxing Crescent

26% illuminated and waxing, 5.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 January 2028: Waxing Crescent, 26% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 January 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
26.5%
Lunar age
5.7 days
Elongation
61.7°
Distance
404,652 km
Distance (mi)
251,439 mi
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
4.4° S
Libration lon
3.3° 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 10:23 16:13 22:17 35.4°
New York 10:17 16:17 22:27 47.4°
Chicago 10:13 16:13 22:23 46.4°
Denver 10:22 16:24 22:36 48.8°
Los Angeles 10:15 16:19 22:30 54.8°
Mexico City 10:54 17:00 23:10 69.3°
São Paulo 10:09 16:25 22:35 67.8°
Berlin 10:29 16:18 22:20 34.1°

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 3 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 10 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 16 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 24 days