Daily Moon Almanac for Columbia Metropolitan, South Carolina
Sunday   01/25/2026
11:06 am
MOONRISE		 06:00 pm
APEX (Transit)		 No Moonset
Today
47.4%
Illumination at Apex		 First Quarter
Moon Phase		 227,438
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Columbia Metropolitan, South Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:46 am 03:28 pm 11:12 pm 226,694Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
206:56 am 04:35 pm 227,409Full Moon 99.2%
312:19 am 07:57 am 05:49 pm 228,303 Full Moon
05:03 am 		100.0%
401:22 am 08:46 am 07:03 pm 230,569Full Moon 99.0%
502:20 am 09:27 am 08:14 pm 233,327Waning Gibbous 95.1%
603:12 am 09:59 am 09:20 pm 236,388Waning Gibbous 88.9%
703:59 am 10:28 am 10:23 pm 239,552Waning Gibbous 80.9%
804:43 am 10:54 am 11:22 pm 242,629Waning Gibbous 71.8%
905:25 am 11:19 am 245,450Waning Gibbous 62.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1012:21 am 06:06 am 11:44 am 247,873 Last Quarter
10:49 am 		50.0%
1101:18 am 06:48 am 12:11 pm 249,793Last Quarter 42.1%
1202:16 am 07:32 am 12:41 pm 251,133Waning Crescent 32.7%
1303:15 am 08:17 am 01:15 pm 251,849Waning Crescent 24.0%
1404:14 am 09:06 am 01:55 pm 251,918Waning Crescent 16.2%
1505:11 am 09:57 am 02:42 pm 251,343Waning Crescent 9.6%
1606:05 am 10:49 am 03:35 pm 250,148Waning Crescent 4.6%
1706:53 am 11:42 am 04:34 pm 248,381Waning Crescent 1.3%
1807:36 am 12:33 pm 05:36 pm 246,119 New Moon
02:52 pm 		0.0%
1908:13 am 01:23 pm 06:39 pm 243,462New Moon 0.9%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:45 am 02:10 pm 07:42 pm 240,539Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2109:14 am 02:55 pm 08:45 pm 237,498Waxing Crescent 9.2%
2209:41 am 03:40 pm 09:47 pm 234,501Waxing Crescent 16.5%
2310:08 am 04:25 pm 10:51 pm 231,717Waxing Crescent 25.6%
2410:36 am 05:11 pm 11:56 pm 229,312First Quarter 36.0%
2511:06 am 06:00 pm 227,438 First Quarter
11:47 pm 		50.0%
2601:05 am 11:41 am 06:54 pm 226,219Waxing Gibbous 59.2%
2702:16 am 12:23 pm 07:52 pm 225,746Waxing Gibbous 70.6%
2803:29 am 01:14 pm 08:55 pm 226,065Waxing Gibbous 81.0%
2904:38 am 02:15 pm 09:59 pm 227,166Waxing Gibbous 89.6%
3005:41 am 03:24 pm 11:03 pm 228,981Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
3106:35 am 04:37 pm 230,124Full Moon 98.0%
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 11:47 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.


January 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
January 1
Set: 05:46 am
Rise: 03:28 pm
Apex: 11:12 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 226,694
2
January 2
Set: 06:56 am
Rise: 04:35 pm
Illumination: 99.2%
Distance: 227,409
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Apex: 12:19 am
Full Moon: 05:03 am
Set: 07:57 am
Rise: 05:49 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 228,303
4
January 4
Apex: 01:22 am
Set: 08:46 am
Rise: 07:03 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,569
5
January 5
Apex: 02:20 am
Set: 09:27 am
Rise: 08:14 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 233,327
6
January 6
Apex: 03:12 am
Set: 09:59 am
Rise: 09:20 pm
Illumination: 88.9%
Distance: 236,388
7
January 7
Apex: 03:59 am
Set: 10:28 am
Rise: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 80.9%
Distance: 239,552
8
January 8
Apex: 04:43 am
Set: 10:54 am
Rise: 11:22 pm
Illumination: 71.8%
Distance: 242,629
9
January 9
Apex: 05:25 am
Set: 11:19 am
Illumination: 62.0%
Distance: 245,450
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Rise: 12:21 am
Apex: 06:06 am
Last Qtr: 10:49 am
Set: 11:44 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,873
11
January 11
Rise: 01:18 am
Apex: 06:48 am
Set: 12:11 pm
Illumination: 42.1%
Distance: 249,793
12
January 12
Rise: 02:16 am
Apex: 07:32 am
Set: 12:41 pm
Illumination: 32.7%
Distance: 251,133
13
January 13
Rise: 03:15 am
Apex: 08:17 am
Set: 01:15 pm
Illumination: 24.0%
Distance: 251,849
14
January 14
Rise: 04:14 am
Apex: 09:06 am
Set: 01:55 pm
Illumination: 16.2%
Distance: 251,918
15
January 15
Rise: 05:11 am
Apex: 09:57 am
Set: 02:42 pm
Illumination: 9.6%
Distance: 251,343
16
January 16
Rise: 06:05 am
Apex: 10:49 am
Set: 03:35 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 250,148
17
January 17
Rise: 06:53 am
Apex: 11:42 am
Set: 04:34 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 248,381
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 07:36 am
Apex: 12:33 pm
New Moon: 02:52 pm
Set: 05:36 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,119
19
January 19
Rise: 08:13 am
Apex: 01:23 pm
Set: 06:39 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 243,462
20
January 20
Rise: 08:45 am
Apex: 02:10 pm
Set: 07:42 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 240,539
21
January 21
Rise: 09:14 am
Apex: 02:55 pm
Set: 08:45 pm
Illumination: 9.2%
Distance: 237,498
22
January 22
Rise: 09:41 am
Apex: 03:40 pm
Set: 09:47 pm
Illumination: 16.5%
Distance: 234,501
23
January 23
Rise: 10:08 am
Apex: 04:25 pm
Set: 10:51 pm
Illumination: 25.6%
Distance: 231,717
24
January 24
Rise: 10:36 am
Apex: 05:11 pm
Set: 11:56 pm
Illumination: 36.0%
Distance: 229,312
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Rise: 11:06 am
Apex: 06:00 pm
First Qtr: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,438
26
January 26
Set: 01:05 am
Rise: 11:41 am
Apex: 06:54 pm
Illumination: 59.2%
Distance: 226,219
27
January 27
Set: 02:16 am
Rise: 12:23 pm
Apex: 07:52 pm
Illumination: 70.6%
Distance: 225,746
28
January 28
Set: 03:29 am
Rise: 01:14 pm
Apex: 08:55 pm
Illumination: 81.0%
Distance: 226,065
29
January 29
Set: 04:38 am
Rise: 02:15 pm
Apex: 09:59 pm
Illumination: 89.6%
Distance: 227,166
30
January 30
Set: 05:41 am
Rise: 03:24 pm
Apex: 11:03 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 228,981
31
January 31
Set: 06:35 am
Rise: 04:37 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 230,124