Daily Moon Almanac for Artesia, New Mexico
Sunday   01/25/2026
10:43 am
MOONRISE		 05:37 pm
APEX (Transit)		 No Moonset
Today
47.2%
Illumination at Apex		 First Quarter
Moon Phase		 227,462
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Artesia, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:21 am 03:09 pm 10:50 pm 226,676Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
206:31 am 04:17 pm 11:56 pm 228,274Full Moon 99.9%
307:31 am 05:30 pm 227,866 Full Moon
03:03 am 		100.0%
412:59 am 08:20 am 06:44 pm 230,530Full Moon 99.0%
501:57 am 09:00 am 07:53 pm 233,282Waning Gibbous 95.2%
602:49 am 09:34 am 08:59 pm 236,339Waning Gibbous 89.0%
703:36 am 10:03 am 10:01 pm 239,502Waning Gibbous 81.1%
804:19 am 10:30 am 10:59 pm 242,582Waning Gibbous 71.9%
905:01 am 10:55 am 11:57 pm 245,407Waning Gibbous 62.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1005:42 am 11:21 am 247,838 Last Quarter
08:49 am 		50.0%
1112:54 am 06:24 am 11:48 am 249,766Last Quarter 42.3%
1201:51 am 07:08 am 12:19 pm 251,117Waning Crescent 32.8%
1302:50 am 07:54 am 12:54 pm 251,842Waning Crescent 24.1%
1403:48 am 08:43 am 01:35 pm 251,922Waning Crescent 16.3%
1504:45 am 09:34 am 02:22 pm 251,357Waning Crescent 9.7%
1605:38 am 10:26 am 03:16 pm 250,171Waning Crescent 4.7%
1706:26 am 11:19 am 04:14 pm 248,413Waning Crescent 1.3%
1807:09 am 12:10 pm 05:16 pm 246,157 New Moon
12:52 pm 		0.0%
1907:46 am 12:59 pm 06:19 pm 243,506New Moon 0.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:19 am 01:46 pm 07:21 pm 240,587Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:48 am 02:32 pm 08:23 pm 237,546Waxing Crescent 9.1%
2209:16 am 03:16 pm 09:25 pm 234,547Waxing Crescent 16.3%
2309:43 am 04:01 pm 10:28 pm 231,759Waxing Crescent 25.4%
2410:12 am 04:47 pm 11:33 pm 229,346First Quarter 35.9%
2510:43 am 05:37 pm 227,462 First Quarter
09:47 pm 		50.0%
2612:41 am 11:19 am 06:31 pm 226,232Waxing Gibbous 59.0%
2701:51 am 12:02 pm 07:29 pm 225,747Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2803:03 am 12:55 pm 08:32 pm 226,054Waxing Gibbous 80.8%
2904:13 am 01:56 pm 09:37 pm 227,144Waxing Gibbous 89.5%
3005:15 am 03:06 pm 10:40 pm 228,949Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
3106:08 am 04:18 pm 230,088Waxing Gibbous 97.9%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 3rd is known as the Full Wolf Moon.
The moon phase for today is First Quarter which occurs at 09:47 pm.
The moon is 50.0% illuminated today.
The full moon of January is referred to as the Wolf Moon because
   of the hungry wolf packs that howled outside Native American camps.
The moon was created by a Mars sized planet striking the earth.


January 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
January 1
Set: 05:21 am
Rise: 03:09 pm
Apex: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 226,676
2
January 2
Set: 06:31 am
Rise: 04:17 pm
Apex: 11:56 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 228,274
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Full Moon: 03:03 am
Set: 07:31 am
Rise: 05:30 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 227,866
4
January 4
Apex: 12:59 am
Set: 08:20 am
Rise: 06:44 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,530
5
January 5
Apex: 01:57 am
Set: 09:00 am
Rise: 07:53 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 233,282
6
January 6
Apex: 02:49 am
Set: 09:34 am
Rise: 08:59 pm
Illumination: 89.0%
Distance: 236,339
7
January 7
Apex: 03:36 am
Set: 10:03 am
Rise: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 81.1%
Distance: 239,502
8
January 8
Apex: 04:19 am
Set: 10:30 am
Rise: 10:59 pm
Illumination: 71.9%
Distance: 242,582
9
January 9
Apex: 05:01 am
Set: 10:55 am
Rise: 11:57 pm
Illumination: 62.2%
Distance: 245,407
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Apex: 05:42 am
Last Qtr: 08:49 am
Set: 11:21 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,838
11
January 11
Rise: 12:54 am
Apex: 06:24 am
Set: 11:48 am
Illumination: 42.3%
Distance: 249,766
12
January 12
Rise: 01:51 am
Apex: 07:08 am
Set: 12:19 pm
Illumination: 32.8%
Distance: 251,117
13
January 13
Rise: 02:50 am
Apex: 07:54 am
Set: 12:54 pm
Illumination: 24.1%
Distance: 251,842
14
January 14
Rise: 03:48 am
Apex: 08:43 am
Set: 01:35 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 251,922
15
January 15
Rise: 04:45 am
Apex: 09:34 am
Set: 02:22 pm
Illumination: 9.7%
Distance: 251,357
16
January 16
Rise: 05:38 am
Apex: 10:26 am
Set: 03:16 pm
Illumination: 4.7%
Distance: 250,171
17
January 17
Rise: 06:26 am
Apex: 11:19 am
Set: 04:14 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 248,413
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 07:09 am
Apex: 12:10 pm
New Moon: 12:52 pm
Set: 05:16 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,157
19
January 19
Rise: 07:46 am
Apex: 12:59 pm
Set: 06:19 pm
Illumination: 0.8%
Distance: 243,506
20
January 20
Rise: 08:19 am
Apex: 01:46 pm
Set: 07:21 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 240,587
21
January 21
Rise: 08:48 am
Apex: 02:32 pm
Set: 08:23 pm
Illumination: 9.1%
Distance: 237,546
22
January 22
Rise: 09:16 am
Apex: 03:16 pm
Set: 09:25 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 234,547
23
January 23
Rise: 09:43 am
Apex: 04:01 pm
Set: 10:28 pm
Illumination: 25.4%
Distance: 231,759
24
January 24
Rise: 10:12 am
Apex: 04:47 pm
Set: 11:33 pm
Illumination: 35.9%
Distance: 229,346
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Rise: 10:43 am
Apex: 05:37 pm
First Qtr: 09:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,462
26
January 26
Set: 12:41 am
Rise: 11:19 am
Apex: 06:31 pm
Illumination: 59.0%
Distance: 226,232
27
January 27
Set: 01:51 am
Rise: 12:02 pm
Apex: 07:29 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 225,747
28
January 28
Set: 03:03 am
Rise: 12:55 pm
Apex: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 80.8%
Distance: 226,054
29
January 29
Set: 04:13 am
Rise: 01:56 pm
Apex: 09:37 pm
Illumination: 89.5%
Distance: 227,144
30
January 30
Set: 05:15 am
Rise: 03:06 pm
Apex: 10:40 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 228,949
31
January 31
Set: 06:08 am
Rise: 04:18 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 230,088