MoonPhases

Full moons 2028 · Tuesday

4 January 2028

First Quarter

45% illuminated and waxing, 7.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 4 January 2028: First Quarter, 45% illuminated

Ephemeris for 4 January 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
44.6%
Lunar age
7.7 days
Elongation
83.6°
Distance
399,303 km
Distance (mi)
248,115 mi
Apparent size
29.9′
Constellation
Aries
Libration lat
6.1° S
Libration lon
5.7° 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 10:48 17:34 00:36 +1 46.4°
New York 10:59 17:38 00:28 +1 58.4°
Chicago 10:53 17:34 00:26 +1 57.4°
Denver 11:06 17:46 00:36 +1 59.8°
Los Angeles 11:05 17:40 00:23 +1 65.8°
Mexico City 11:59 18:21 00:48 +1 80.4°
São Paulo 11:50 17:45 23:37 56.8°
Berlin 10:52 17:38 00:42 +1 45.1°

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 tomorrow
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 8 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 14 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 22 days