Daily Moon Almanac for Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico
Saturday   01/24/2026
10:08 am
MOONRISE		 04:45 pm
APEX (Transit)		 11:32 pm
MOONSET
35.8%
Illumination at Apex		 First Quarter
Moon Phase		 229,351
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:23 am 03:02 pm 10:47 pm 226,674Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
206:32 am 04:09 pm 11:53 pm 228,271Full Moon 99.9%
307:32 am 05:23 pm 227,865 Full Moon
03:03 am 		100.0%
412:56 am 08:21 am 06:37 pm 230,526Full Moon 99.0%
501:54 am 09:00 am 07:48 pm 233,276Waning Gibbous 95.2%
602:46 am 09:33 am 08:55 pm 236,333Waning Gibbous 89.0%
703:33 am 10:01 am 09:57 pm 239,496Waning Gibbous 81.1%
804:16 am 10:27 am 10:57 pm 242,576Waning Gibbous 72.0%
904:58 am 10:51 am 11:55 pm 245,402Waning Gibbous 62.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1005:40 am 11:16 am 247,834 Last Quarter
08:49 am 		50.0%
1112:53 am 06:22 am 11:43 am 249,763Last Quarter 42.3%
1201:52 am 07:05 am 12:13 pm 251,115Waning Crescent 32.9%
1302:51 am 07:51 am 12:47 pm 251,842Waning Crescent 24.1%
1403:49 am 08:40 am 01:27 pm 251,923Waning Crescent 16.3%
1504:46 am 09:31 am 02:14 pm 251,359Waning Crescent 9.7%
1605:40 am 10:23 am 03:08 pm 250,174Waning Crescent 4.7%
1706:28 am 11:16 am 04:07 pm 248,416Waning Crescent 1.3%
1807:10 am 12:07 pm 05:09 pm 246,162 New Moon
12:52 pm 		0.0%
1907:47 am 12:56 pm 06:13 pm 243,512New Moon 0.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:18 am 01:44 pm 07:16 pm 240,593Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2108:47 am 02:29 pm 08:19 pm 237,552Waxing Crescent 9.1%
2209:14 am 03:13 pm 09:22 pm 234,553Waxing Crescent 16.3%
2309:40 am 03:58 pm 10:26 pm 231,764Waxing Crescent 25.4%
2410:08 am 04:45 pm 11:32 pm 229,351First Quarter 35.8%
2510:38 am 05:34 pm 227,465 First Quarter
09:47 pm 		50.0%
2612:41 am 11:13 am 06:28 pm 226,234Waxing Gibbous 59.0%
2701:52 am 11:55 am 07:27 pm 225,748Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2803:05 am 12:47 pm 08:29 pm 226,053Waxing Gibbous 80.8%
2904:15 am 01:49 pm 09:34 pm 227,142Waxing Gibbous 89.5%
3005:17 am 02:58 pm 10:38 pm 228,945Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
3106:10 am 04:12 pm 230,083Waxing 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.
The moon is 35.8% 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 is drifting away from the Earth at 1.5 inches per year.


January 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
January 1
Set: 05:23 am
Rise: 03:02 pm
Apex: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 226,674
2
January 2
Set: 06:32 am
Rise: 04:09 pm
Apex: 11:53 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 228,271
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Full Moon: 03:03 am
Set: 07:32 am
Rise: 05:23 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 227,865
4
January 4
Apex: 12:56 am
Set: 08:21 am
Rise: 06:37 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,526
5
January 5
Apex: 01:54 am
Set: 09:00 am
Rise: 07:48 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 233,276
6
January 6
Apex: 02:46 am
Set: 09:33 am
Rise: 08:55 pm
Illumination: 89.0%
Distance: 236,333
7
January 7
Apex: 03:33 am
Set: 10:01 am
Rise: 09:57 pm
Illumination: 81.1%
Distance: 239,496
8
January 8
Apex: 04:16 am
Set: 10:27 am
Rise: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 72.0%
Distance: 242,576
9
January 9
Apex: 04:58 am
Set: 10:51 am
Rise: 11:55 pm
Illumination: 62.2%
Distance: 245,402
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Apex: 05:40 am
Last Qtr: 08:49 am
Set: 11:16 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,834
11
January 11
Rise: 12:53 am
Apex: 06:22 am
Set: 11:43 am
Illumination: 42.3%
Distance: 249,763
12
January 12
Rise: 01:52 am
Apex: 07:05 am
Set: 12:13 pm
Illumination: 32.9%
Distance: 251,115
13
January 13
Rise: 02:51 am
Apex: 07:51 am
Set: 12:47 pm
Illumination: 24.1%
Distance: 251,842
14
January 14
Rise: 03:49 am
Apex: 08:40 am
Set: 01:27 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 251,923
15
January 15
Rise: 04:46 am
Apex: 09:31 am
Set: 02:14 pm
Illumination: 9.7%
Distance: 251,359
16
January 16
Rise: 05:40 am
Apex: 10:23 am
Set: 03:08 pm
Illumination: 4.7%
Distance: 250,174
17
January 17
Rise: 06:28 am
Apex: 11:16 am
Set: 04:07 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 248,416
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 07:10 am
Apex: 12:07 pm
New Moon: 12:52 pm
Set: 05:09 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,162
19
January 19
Rise: 07:47 am
Apex: 12:56 pm
Set: 06:13 pm
Illumination: 0.8%
Distance: 243,512
20
January 20
Rise: 08:18 am
Apex: 01:44 pm
Set: 07:16 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 240,593
21
January 21
Rise: 08:47 am
Apex: 02:29 pm
Set: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 9.1%
Distance: 237,552
22
January 22
Rise: 09:14 am
Apex: 03:13 pm
Set: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 234,553
23
January 23
Rise: 09:40 am
Apex: 03:58 pm
Set: 10:26 pm
Illumination: 25.4%
Distance: 231,764
24
January 24
Rise: 10:08 am
Apex: 04:45 pm
Set: 11:32 pm
Illumination: 35.8%
Distance: 229,351
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Rise: 10:38 am
Apex: 05:34 pm
First Qtr: 09:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,465
26
January 26
Set: 12:41 am
Rise: 11:13 am
Apex: 06:28 pm
Illumination: 59.0%
Distance: 226,234
27
January 27
Set: 01:52 am
Rise: 11:55 am
Apex: 07:27 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 225,748
28
January 28
Set: 03:05 am
Rise: 12:47 pm
Apex: 08:29 pm
Illumination: 80.8%
Distance: 226,053
29
January 29
Set: 04:15 am
Rise: 01:49 pm
Apex: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 89.5%
Distance: 227,142
30
January 30
Set: 05:17 am
Rise: 02:58 pm
Apex: 10:38 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 228,945
31
January 31
Set: 06:10 am
Rise: 04:12 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 230,083