Daily Moon Almanac for Raleigh Durham, North Carolina
Sunday   01/18/2026
07:32 am
MOONRISE		 12:24 pm
APEX (Transit)		 05:20 pm
MOONSET
0.0%
Illumination at Apex		 New Moon
Moon Phase		 246,135
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Raleigh Durham, North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:43 am 03:12 pm 11:02 pm 226,686Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
206:53 am 04:19 pm 227,398Full Moon 99.2%
312:09 am 07:54 am 05:33 pm 228,291 Full Moon
05:03 am 		100.0%
401:12 am 08:42 am 06:48 pm 230,552Full Moon 99.0%
502:10 am 09:21 am 08:00 pm 233,308Waning Gibbous 95.2%
603:02 am 09:53 am 09:08 pm 236,367Waning Gibbous 89.0%
703:50 am 10:20 am 10:12 pm 239,532Waning Gibbous 81.0%
804:33 am 10:45 am 11:13 pm 242,610Waning Gibbous 71.9%
905:15 am 11:09 am 245,433Waning Gibbous 62.1%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1012:13 am 05:57 am 11:33 am 247,859 Last Quarter
10:49 am 		50.0%
1101:12 am 06:38 am 11:58 am 249,782Last Quarter 42.2%
1202:11 am 07:22 am 12:27 pm 251,126Waning Crescent 32.8%
1303:11 am 08:08 am 01:00 pm 251,846Waning Crescent 24.0%
1404:10 am 08:56 am 01:39 pm 251,920Waning Crescent 16.2%
1505:08 am 09:47 am 02:25 pm 251,349Waning Crescent 9.7%
1606:02 am 10:40 am 03:18 pm 250,158Waning Crescent 4.6%
1706:50 am 11:32 am 04:17 pm 248,394Waning Crescent 1.3%
1807:32 am 12:24 pm 05:20 pm 246,135 New Moon
02:52 pm 		0.0%
1908:08 am 01:13 pm 06:25 pm 243,481New Moon 0.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:39 am 02:00 pm 07:29 pm 240,559Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2109:07 am 02:46 pm 08:33 pm 237,518Waxing Crescent 9.1%
2209:33 am 03:30 pm 09:37 pm 234,520Waxing Crescent 16.4%
2309:58 am 04:15 pm 10:42 pm 231,734Waxing Crescent 25.5%
2410:24 am 05:01 pm 11:49 pm 229,326First Quarter 36.0%
2510:53 am 05:50 pm 227,448 First Quarter
11:47 pm 		50.0%
2612:59 am 11:27 am 06:44 pm 226,224Waxing Gibbous 59.1%
2702:12 am 12:07 pm 07:42 pm 225,747Waxing Gibbous 70.5%
2803:25 am 12:58 pm 08:45 pm 226,060Waxing Gibbous 80.9%
2904:36 am 01:58 pm 09:50 pm 227,157Waxing Gibbous 89.6%
3005:38 am 03:08 pm 10:53 pm 228,967Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
3106:31 am 04:22 pm 11:53 pm 231,370Full Moon 99.3%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 3rd is known as the Full Wolf Moon.
The moon phase for today is New Moon which occurs at 02:52 pm.
The moon is 0.0% 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 is drifting away from the Earth at 1.5 inches per year.


January 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
January 1
Set: 05:43 am
Rise: 03:12 pm
Apex: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 226,686
2
January 2
Set: 06:53 am
Rise: 04:19 pm
Illumination: 99.2%
Distance: 227,398
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Apex: 12:09 am
Full Moon: 05:03 am
Set: 07:54 am
Rise: 05:33 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 228,291
4
January 4
Apex: 01:12 am
Set: 08:42 am
Rise: 06:48 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,552
5
January 5
Apex: 02:10 am
Set: 09:21 am
Rise: 08:00 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 233,308
6
January 6
Apex: 03:02 am
Set: 09:53 am
Rise: 09:08 pm
Illumination: 89.0%
Distance: 236,367
7
January 7
Apex: 03:50 am
Set: 10:20 am
Rise: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 81.0%
Distance: 239,532
8
January 8
Apex: 04:33 am
Set: 10:45 am
Rise: 11:13 pm
Illumination: 71.9%
Distance: 242,610
9
January 9
Apex: 05:15 am
Set: 11:09 am
Illumination: 62.1%
Distance: 245,433
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Rise: 12:13 am
Apex: 05:57 am
Last Qtr: 10:49 am
Set: 11:33 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,859
11
January 11
Rise: 01:12 am
Apex: 06:38 am
Set: 11:58 am
Illumination: 42.2%
Distance: 249,782
12
January 12
Rise: 02:11 am
Apex: 07:22 am
Set: 12:27 pm
Illumination: 32.8%
Distance: 251,126
13
January 13
Rise: 03:11 am
Apex: 08:08 am
Set: 01:00 pm
Illumination: 24.0%
Distance: 251,846
14
January 14
Rise: 04:10 am
Apex: 08:56 am
Set: 01:39 pm
Illumination: 16.2%
Distance: 251,920
15
January 15
Rise: 05:08 am
Apex: 09:47 am
Set: 02:25 pm
Illumination: 9.7%
Distance: 251,349
16
January 16
Rise: 06:02 am
Apex: 10:40 am
Set: 03:18 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 250,158
17
January 17
Rise: 06:50 am
Apex: 11:32 am
Set: 04:17 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 248,394
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 07:32 am
Apex: 12:24 pm
New Moon: 02:52 pm
Set: 05:20 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,135
19
January 19
Rise: 08:08 am
Apex: 01:13 pm
Set: 06:25 pm
Illumination: 0.8%
Distance: 243,481
20
January 20
Rise: 08:39 am
Apex: 02:00 pm
Set: 07:29 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 240,559
21
January 21
Rise: 09:07 am
Apex: 02:46 pm
Set: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 9.1%
Distance: 237,518
22
January 22
Rise: 09:33 am
Apex: 03:30 pm
Set: 09:37 pm
Illumination: 16.4%
Distance: 234,520
23
January 23
Rise: 09:58 am
Apex: 04:15 pm
Set: 10:42 pm
Illumination: 25.5%
Distance: 231,734
24
January 24
Rise: 10:24 am
Apex: 05:01 pm
Set: 11:49 pm
Illumination: 36.0%
Distance: 229,326
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Rise: 10:53 am
Apex: 05:50 pm
First Qtr: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,448
26
January 26
Set: 12:59 am
Rise: 11:27 am
Apex: 06:44 pm
Illumination: 59.1%
Distance: 226,224
27
January 27
Set: 02:12 am
Rise: 12:07 pm
Apex: 07:42 pm
Illumination: 70.5%
Distance: 225,747
28
January 28
Set: 03:25 am
Rise: 12:58 pm
Apex: 08:45 pm
Illumination: 80.9%
Distance: 226,060
29
January 29
Set: 04:36 am
Rise: 01:58 pm
Apex: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 89.6%
Distance: 227,157
30
January 30
Set: 05:38 am
Rise: 03:08 pm
Apex: 10:53 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 228,967
31
January 31
Set: 06:31 am
Rise: 04:22 pm
Apex: 11:53 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 231,370