January 2026 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

Sol 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: June 18, 2027 – July 15, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, July 1, 2027. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Sol 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%June 18 Full Moon 8:44 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 99.1% illuminated99.1%June 19 Full Moon, 96.5% illuminated96.5%June 20 Waning Gibbous, 92.2% illuminated92.2%June 21 Waning Gibbous, 86.4% illuminated86.4%June 22 Waning Gibbous, 79.3% illuminated79.3%June 23 Waning Gibbous, 71.1% illuminated71.1%June 24
Last Quarter, 62% illuminated62%June 25 Last Quarter, 52.2% illuminated52.2%June 26 Last Quarter, 42.1% illuminated42.1%June 27 Last Quarter 12:54 a.m. EDT Waning Crescent, 31.9% illuminated31.9%June 28 Waning Crescent, 22.3% illuminated22.3%June 29 Waning Crescent, 13.7% illuminated13.7%June 30 Waning Crescent, 6.7% illuminated6.7%July 1
New Moon, 2% illuminated2%July 2 New Moon, 0.1% illuminated0.1%July 3 New Moon 11:01 p.m. EDT New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%July 4 Waxing Crescent, 5.3% illuminated5.3%July 5 Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated12%July 6 Waxing Crescent, 20.8% illuminated20.8%July 7 Waxing Crescent, 30.9% illuminated30.9%July 8
First Quarter, 41.7% illuminated41.7%July 9 First Quarter, 52.5% illuminated52.5%July 10 First Quarter 2:38 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 62.9% illuminated62.9%July 11 Waxing Gibbous, 72.5% illuminated72.5%July 12 Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated81%July 13 Waxing Gibbous, 88.1% illuminated88.1%July 14 Waxing Gibbous, 93.6% illuminated93.6%July 15

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

January 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in January 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Full Moon5:02 a.m. EST
10:02 a.m. UTC
January 3, 2026
Last Quarter10:48 a.m. EST
3:48 p.m. UTC
January 10, 2026
New Moon2:51 p.m. EST
7:51 p.m. UTC
January 18, 2026
First Quarter11:47 p.m. EST
4:47 a.m. UTC
January 25, 2026

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in January 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Full Moon, 97% illuminatedFull Moon97%, 2:36 p.m. EST
, 7:36 p.m. UTC
January 1, 2026
Full Moon, 99.6% illuminatedFull Moon99.6%, 3:43 p.m. EST
, 8:43 p.m. UTC
January 2, 2026
Full Moon, 99.3% illuminatedFull Moon99.3%, 4:59 p.m. EST
, 9:59 p.m. UTC
January 3, 2026
Full Moon, 96.3% illuminatedFull Moon96.3%, 6:17 p.m. EST
, 11:17 p.m. UTC
January 4, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 90.9% illuminatedWaning Gibbous90.9%, 7:33 p.m. EST
, 12:33 a.m. UTC
January 5, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 83.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous83.7%, 8:45 p.m. EST
, 1:45 a.m. UTC
January 6, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 75.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous75.1%, 9:53 p.m. EST
, 2:53 a.m. UTC
January 7, 2026
Last Quarter, 65.8% illuminatedLast Quarter65.8%, 10:57 p.m. EST
, 3:57 a.m. UTC
January 8, 2026
Last Quarter, 56.1% illuminatedLast Quarter56.1%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateJanuary 9, 2026
Last Quarter, 46.4% illuminatedLast Quarter46.4%, 12:00 a.m. EST
, 5:00 a.m. UTC
January 10, 2026
Last Quarter, 37.1% illuminatedLast Quarter37.1%, 1:03 a.m. EST
, 6:03 a.m. UTC
January 11, 2026
Waning Crescent, 28.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent28.2%, 2:06 a.m. EST
, 7:06 a.m. UTC
January 12, 2026
Waning Crescent, 20.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent20.2%, 3:09 a.m. EST
, 8:09 a.m. UTC
January 13, 2026
Waning Crescent, 13.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent13.2%, 4:11 a.m. EST
, 9:11 a.m. UTC
January 14, 2026
Waning Crescent, 7.5% illuminatedWaning Crescent7.5%, 5:11 a.m. EST
, 10:11 a.m. UTC
January 15, 2026
New Moon, 3.3% illuminatedNew Moon3.3%, 6:05 a.m. EST
, 11:05 a.m. UTC
January 16, 2026
New Moon, 0.7% illuminatedNew Moon0.7%, 6:52 a.m. EST
, 11:52 a.m. UTC
January 17, 2026
New Moon, 0.1% illuminatedNew Moon0.1%, 7:32 a.m. EST
, 12:32 p.m. UTC
January 18, 2026
New Moon, 1.5% illuminatedNew Moon1.5%, 8:04 a.m. EST
, 1:04 p.m. UTC
January 19, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent5%, 8:32 a.m. EST
, 1:32 p.m. UTC
January 20, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 10.6% illuminatedWaxing Crescent10.6%, 8:56 a.m. EST
, 1:56 p.m. UTC
January 21, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminatedWaxing Crescent18%, 9:18 a.m. EST
, 2:18 p.m. UTC
January 22, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminatedWaxing Crescent27%, 9:40 a.m. EST
, 2:40 p.m. UTC
January 23, 2026
First Quarter, 37.3% illuminatedFirst Quarter37.3%, 10:03 a.m. EST
, 3:03 p.m. UTC
January 24, 2026
First Quarter, 48.3% illuminatedFirst Quarter48.3%, 10:28 a.m. EST
, 3:28 p.m. UTC
January 25, 2026
First Quarter, 59.7% illuminatedFirst Quarter59.7%, 10:58 a.m. EST
, 3:58 p.m. UTC
January 26, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 70.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous70.6%, 11:35 a.m. EST
, 4:35 p.m. UTC
January 27, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 80.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous80.6%, 12:23 p.m. EST
, 5:23 p.m. UTC
January 28, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous89%, 1:22 p.m. EST
, 6:22 p.m. UTC
February 1, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 95.2% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous95.2%, 2:33 p.m. EST
, 7:33 p.m. UTC
February 2, 2026
Full Moon, 98.9% illuminatedFull Moon98.9%, 3:49 p.m. EST
, 8:49 p.m. UTC
February 3, 2026

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.