Daily Moon Almanac for Santa Ana, California
Tuesday   01/20/2026
08:15 am
MOONRISE		 01:42 pm
APEX (Transit)		 07:16 pm
MOONSET
3.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 240,597
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Santa Ana, California - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:20 am 03:03 pm 10:46 pm 226,673Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
206:29 am 04:11 pm 11:52 pm 228,269Full Moon 99.9%
307:29 am 05:24 pm 227,868 Full Moon
02:03 am 		100.0%
412:55 am 08:17 am 06:38 pm 230,523Full Moon 99.0%
501:52 am 08:57 am 07:48 pm 233,273Waning Gibbous 95.2%
602:44 am 09:30 am 08:54 pm 236,329Waning Gibbous 89.1%
703:31 am 09:58 am 09:56 pm 239,492Waning Gibbous 81.1%
804:14 am 10:24 am 10:55 pm 242,572Waning Gibbous 72.0%
904:56 am 10:49 am 11:53 pm 245,398Waning Gibbous 62.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1005:37 am 11:14 am 247,831 Last Quarter
07:49 am 		50.0%
1112:51 am 06:19 am 11:42 am 249,761Last Quarter 42.3%
1201:49 am 07:03 am 12:12 pm 251,113Waning Crescent 32.9%
1302:47 am 07:49 am 12:47 pm 251,841Waning Crescent 24.1%
1403:46 am 08:38 am 01:28 pm 251,923Waning Crescent 16.3%
1504:43 am 09:29 am 02:15 pm 251,360Waning Crescent 9.7%
1605:36 am 10:22 am 03:09 pm 250,175Waning Crescent 4.7%
1706:24 am 11:14 am 04:08 pm 248,419Waning Crescent 1.4%
1807:06 am 12:06 pm 05:10 pm 246,165 New Moon
11:52 am 		0.0%
1907:43 am 12:55 pm 06:13 pm 243,515New Moon 0.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:15 am 01:42 pm 07:16 pm 240,597Waxing Crescent 3.8%
2108:44 am 02:27 pm 08:18 pm 237,556Waxing Crescent 9.1%
2209:11 am 03:11 pm 09:21 pm 234,556Waxing Crescent 16.3%
2309:38 am 03:56 pm 10:24 pm 231,767Waxing Crescent 25.4%
2410:06 am 04:43 pm 11:30 pm 229,353First Quarter 35.8%
2510:37 am 05:32 pm 227,467 First Quarter
08:47 pm 		50.0%
2612:38 am 11:12 am 06:26 pm 226,234Waxing Gibbous 59.0%
2701:50 am 11:55 am 07:25 pm 225,748Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2803:02 am 12:48 pm 08:28 pm 226,053Waxing Gibbous 80.8%
2904:11 am 01:50 pm 09:33 pm 227,141Waxing Gibbous 89.5%
3005:13 am 02:59 pm 10:36 pm 228,943Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
3109:39 pm 06:06 am 04:12 pm 230,081Waxing 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 Waxing Crescent.
The moon is 3.8% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The full moon of January is referred to as the Wolf Moon because
   of the hungry wolf packs that howled outside Native American camps.


January 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
January 1
Set: 05:20 am
Rise: 03:03 pm
Apex: 10:46 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 226,673
2
January 2
Set: 06:29 am
Rise: 04:11 pm
Apex: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 228,269
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Full Moon: 02:03 am
Set: 07:29 am
Rise: 05:24 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 227,868
4
January 4
Apex: 12:55 am
Set: 08:17 am
Rise: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,523
5
January 5
Apex: 01:52 am
Set: 08:57 am
Rise: 07:48 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 233,273
6
January 6
Apex: 02:44 am
Set: 09:30 am
Rise: 08:54 pm
Illumination: 89.1%
Distance: 236,329
7
January 7
Apex: 03:31 am
Set: 09:58 am
Rise: 09:56 pm
Illumination: 81.1%
Distance: 239,492
8
January 8
Apex: 04:14 am
Set: 10:24 am
Rise: 10:55 pm
Illumination: 72.0%
Distance: 242,572
9
January 9
Apex: 04:56 am
Set: 10:49 am
Rise: 11:53 pm
Illumination: 62.2%
Distance: 245,398
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Apex: 05:37 am
Last Qtr: 07:49 am
Set: 11:14 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,831
11
January 11
Rise: 12:51 am
Apex: 06:19 am
Set: 11:42 am
Illumination: 42.3%
Distance: 249,761
12
January 12
Rise: 01:49 am
Apex: 07:03 am
Set: 12:12 pm
Illumination: 32.9%
Distance: 251,113
13
January 13
Rise: 02:47 am
Apex: 07:49 am
Set: 12:47 pm
Illumination: 24.1%
Distance: 251,841
14
January 14
Rise: 03:46 am
Apex: 08:38 am
Set: 01:28 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 251,923
15
January 15
Rise: 04:43 am
Apex: 09:29 am
Set: 02:15 pm
Illumination: 9.7%
Distance: 251,360
16
January 16
Rise: 05:36 am
Apex: 10:22 am
Set: 03:09 pm
Illumination: 4.7%
Distance: 250,175
17
January 17
Rise: 06:24 am
Apex: 11:14 am
Set: 04:08 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 248,419
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 07:06 am
New Moon: 11:52 am
Apex: 12:06 pm
Set: 05:10 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,165
19
January 19
Rise: 07:43 am
Apex: 12:55 pm
Set: 06:13 pm
Illumination: 0.8%
Distance: 243,515
20
January 20
Rise: 08:15 am
Apex: 01:42 pm
Set: 07:16 pm
Illumination: 3.8%
Distance: 240,597
21
January 21
Rise: 08:44 am
Apex: 02:27 pm
Set: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 9.1%
Distance: 237,556
22
January 22
Rise: 09:11 am
Apex: 03:11 pm
Set: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 234,556
23
January 23
Rise: 09:38 am
Apex: 03:56 pm
Set: 10:24 pm
Illumination: 25.4%
Distance: 231,767
24
January 24
Rise: 10:06 am
Apex: 04:43 pm
Set: 11:30 pm
Illumination: 35.8%
Distance: 229,353
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Rise: 10:37 am
Apex: 05:32 pm
First Qtr: 08:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,467
26
January 26
Set: 12:38 am
Rise: 11:12 am
Apex: 06:26 pm
Illumination: 59.0%
Distance: 226,234
27
January 27
Set: 01:50 am
Rise: 11:55 am
Apex: 07:25 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 225,748
28
January 28
Set: 03:02 am
Rise: 12:48 pm
Apex: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 80.8%
Distance: 226,053
29
January 29
Set: 04:11 am
Rise: 01:50 pm
Apex: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 89.5%
Distance: 227,141
30
January 30
Set: 05:13 am
Rise: 02:59 pm
Apex: 10:36 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 228,943
31
January 31
Apex: 09:39 pm
Set: 06:06 am
Rise: 04:12 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 230,081