MoonPhases

Full moons 2028 · Thursday

6 January 2028

Waxing Gibbous

64% illuminated and waxing, 9.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 6 January 2028: Waxing Gibbous, 64% illuminated

Ephemeris for 6 January 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
64.2%
Lunar age
9.7 days
Elongation
106.5°
Distance
389,564 km
Distance (mi)
242,064 mi
Apparent size
30.7′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
6.8° S
Libration lon
7.1° 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 11:19 19:04 01:50 56.5°
New York 11:50 19:09 01:32 68.3°
Chicago 11:43 19:06 01:32 67.3°
Denver 11:59 19:17 01:40 69.7°
Los Angeles 12:06 19:12 01:24 75.6°
Mexico City 13:13 19:53 01:41 89.8°
São Paulo 13:38 19:16 00:11 46.8°
Berlin 11:20 19:08 01:56 55.3°

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 6 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 12 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 20 days
First Quarter 3 February 2028 19:11 in 28 days