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Full moons 2028 · Friday

7 January 2028

Waxing Gibbous

74% illuminated and waxing, 10.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 7 January 2028: Waxing Gibbous, 74% illuminated

Ephemeris for 7 January 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
73.8%
Lunar age
10.7 days
Elongation
118.5°
Distance
383,570 km
Distance (mi)
238,340 mi
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
6.6° S
Libration lon
7.2° 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 11:41 19:55 03:07 60.5°
New York 12:24 20:02 02:39 72.2°
Chicago 12:16 19:58 02:40 71.1°
Denver 12:34 20:10 02:46 73.4°
Los Angeles 12:45 20:05 02:27 79.3°
Mexico City 13:58 20:46 02:37 86.0°
São Paulo 14:37 20:08 00:50 42.9°
Berlin 11:41 19:59 03:14 59.3°

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 5 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 11 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 19 days
First Quarter 3 February 2028 19:11 in 27 days