MoonPhases

Full moons 2028 · Wednesday

5 January 2028

First Quarter

54% illuminated and waxing, 8.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 5 January 2028: First Quarter, 54% illuminated

Ephemeris for 5 January 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
54.4%
Lunar age
8.7 days
Elongation
94.9°
Distance
394,906 km
Distance (mi)
245,383 mi
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Aries
Libration lat
6.6° S
Libration lon
6.5° 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 11:02 18:17 00:36 51.6°
New York 11:23 18:22 00:28 63.6°
Chicago 11:16 18:18 00:26 62.6°
Denver 11:31 18:30 00:36 65.0°
Los Angeles 11:34 18:24 00:23 71.0°
Mexico City 12:34 19:05 00:48 85.6°
São Paulo 12:42 18:29 00:11 +1 51.5°
Berlin 11:05 18:21 00:42 50.4°

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

Phases around this date

Phase Date Time (UTC) From this date
Full Moon 12 January 2028 04:03 in 7 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 13 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 21 days
First Quarter 3 February 2028 19:11 in 29 days