MoonPhases

Full moons 2028 · Monday

3 January 2028

Waxing Crescent

35% illuminated and waxing, 6.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 January 2028: Waxing Crescent, 35% illuminated

Ephemeris for 3 January 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
35.2%
Lunar age
6.7 days
Elongation
72.6°
Distance
402,575 km
Distance (mi)
250,148 mi
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
5.4° S
Libration lon
4.6° 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 10:35 16:53 23:26 40.9°
New York 10:38 16:57 23:26 52.9°
Chicago 10:32 16:53 23:24 52.0°
Denver 10:44 17:04 23:35 54.4°
Los Angeles 10:40 16:59 23:26 60.3°
Mexico City 11:26 17:40 23:59 74.9°
São Paulo 10:59 17:04 23:05 62.3°
Berlin 10:40 16:57 23:30 39.6°

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 2 days
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 9 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 15 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 23 days