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Full moons 2028 · Saturday

8 January 2028

Waxing Gibbous

83% illuminated and waxing, 11.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 8 January 2028: Waxing Gibbous, 83% illuminated

Ephemeris for 8 January 2028 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
82.7%
Lunar age
11.7 days
Elongation
130.9°
Distance
377,328 km
Distance (mi)
234,461 mi
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
6.1° S
Libration lon
6.9° 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 12:12 20:51 04:26 63.4°
New York 13:06 20:59 03:49 74.8°
Chicago 12:58 20:56 03:50 73.6°
Denver 13:18 21:08 03:55 75.9°
Los Angeles 13:31 21:03 03:33 81.7°
Mexico City 14:49 21:44 03:37 83.5°
São Paulo 15:40 21:05 01:35 40.1°
Berlin 12:11 20:55 04:34 62.3°

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 4 days
Last Quarter 18 January 2028 19:26 in 10 days
New Moon 26 January 2028 15:13 in 18 days
First Quarter 3 February 2028 19:11 in 26 days