Daily Moon Almanac for Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Tuesday   01/20/2026
08:37 am
MOONRISE		 01:50 pm
APEX (Transit)		 07:12 pm
MOONSET
3.9%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 240,580
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:49 am 02:45 pm 10:52 pm 226,678Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
206:59 am 03:52 pm 11:58 pm 228,277Full Moon 99.9%
307:59 am 05:07 pm 227,850 Full Moon
05:03 am 		100.0%
401:02 am 08:45 am 06:26 pm 230,535Full Moon 99.0%
501:59 am 09:21 am 07:41 pm 233,288Waning Gibbous 95.2%
602:52 am 09:49 am 08:53 pm 236,346Waning Gibbous 89.0%
703:39 am 10:13 am 10:00 pm 239,510Waning Gibbous 81.1%
804:23 am 10:35 am 11:04 pm 242,589Waning Gibbous 71.9%
905:05 am 10:56 am 245,414Waning Gibbous 62.1%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1012:07 am 05:46 am 11:17 am 247,844 Last Quarter
10:49 am 		50.0%
1101:09 am 06:28 am 11:40 am 249,771Last Quarter 42.3%
1202:11 am 07:12 am 12:06 pm 251,119Waning Crescent 32.8%
1303:13 am 07:58 am 12:36 pm 251,843Waning Crescent 24.1%
1404:15 am 08:46 am 01:13 pm 251,922Waning Crescent 16.3%
1505:14 am 09:37 am 01:58 pm 251,355Waning Crescent 9.7%
1606:08 am 10:29 am 02:51 pm 250,168Waning Crescent 4.6%
1706:56 am 11:22 am 03:52 pm 248,408Waning Crescent 1.3%
1807:36 am 12:13 pm 04:57 pm 246,152 New Moon
02:52 pm 		0.0%
1908:09 am 01:03 pm 06:04 pm 243,500New Moon 0.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:37 am 01:50 pm 07:12 pm 240,580Waxing Crescent 3.9%
2109:02 am 02:35 pm 08:19 pm 237,539Waxing Crescent 9.1%
2209:25 am 03:20 pm 09:26 pm 234,540Waxing Crescent 16.4%
2309:47 am 04:05 pm 10:34 pm 231,752Waxing Crescent 25.4%
2410:10 am 04:51 pm 11:45 pm 229,341First Quarter 35.9%
2510:36 am 05:40 pm 227,459 First Quarter
11:47 pm 		50.0%
2612:58 am 11:06 am 06:34 pm 226,230Waxing Gibbous 59.0%
2702:14 am 11:43 am 07:32 pm 225,747Waxing Gibbous 70.5%
2803:30 am 12:31 pm 08:34 pm 226,055Waxing Gibbous 80.9%
2904:42 am 01:31 pm 09:39 pm 227,147Waxing Gibbous 89.5%
3005:45 am 02:41 pm 10:43 pm 228,953Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
3106:35 am 03:58 pm 11:43 pm 231,352Full 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 Waxing Crescent.
The moon is 3.9% 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: 05:49 am
Rise: 02:45 pm
Apex: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 226,678
2
January 2
Set: 06:59 am
Rise: 03:52 pm
Apex: 11:58 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 228,277
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Full Moon: 05:03 am
Set: 07:59 am
Rise: 05:07 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 227,850
4
January 4
Apex: 01:02 am
Set: 08:45 am
Rise: 06:26 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,535
5
January 5
Apex: 01:59 am
Set: 09:21 am
Rise: 07:41 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 233,288
6
January 6
Apex: 02:52 am
Set: 09:49 am
Rise: 08:53 pm
Illumination: 89.0%
Distance: 236,346
7
January 7
Apex: 03:39 am
Set: 10:13 am
Rise: 10:00 pm
Illumination: 81.1%
Distance: 239,510
8
January 8
Apex: 04:23 am
Set: 10:35 am
Rise: 11:04 pm
Illumination: 71.9%
Distance: 242,589
9
January 9
Apex: 05:05 am
Set: 10:56 am
Illumination: 62.1%
Distance: 245,414
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Rise: 12:07 am
Apex: 05:46 am
Last Qtr: 10:49 am
Set: 11:17 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,844
11
January 11
Rise: 01:09 am
Apex: 06:28 am
Set: 11:40 am
Illumination: 42.3%
Distance: 249,771
12
January 12
Rise: 02:11 am
Apex: 07:12 am
Set: 12:06 pm
Illumination: 32.8%
Distance: 251,119
13
January 13
Rise: 03:13 am
Apex: 07:58 am
Set: 12:36 pm
Illumination: 24.1%
Distance: 251,843
14
January 14
Rise: 04:15 am
Apex: 08:46 am
Set: 01:13 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 251,922
15
January 15
Rise: 05:14 am
Apex: 09:37 am
Set: 01:58 pm
Illumination: 9.7%
Distance: 251,355
16
January 16
Rise: 06:08 am
Apex: 10:29 am
Set: 02:51 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 250,168
17
January 17
Rise: 06:56 am
Apex: 11:22 am
Set: 03:52 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 248,408
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 07:36 am
Apex: 12:13 pm
New Moon: 02:52 pm
Set: 04:57 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,152
19
January 19
Rise: 08:09 am
Apex: 01:03 pm
Set: 06:04 pm
Illumination: 0.8%
Distance: 243,500
20
January 20
Rise: 08:37 am
Apex: 01:50 pm
Set: 07:12 pm
Illumination: 3.9%
Distance: 240,580
21
January 21
Rise: 09:02 am
Apex: 02:35 pm
Set: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 9.1%
Distance: 237,539
22
January 22
Rise: 09:25 am
Apex: 03:20 pm
Set: 09:26 pm
Illumination: 16.4%
Distance: 234,540
23
January 23
Rise: 09:47 am
Apex: 04:05 pm
Set: 10:34 pm
Illumination: 25.4%
Distance: 231,752
24
January 24
Rise: 10:10 am
Apex: 04:51 pm
Set: 11:45 pm
Illumination: 35.9%
Distance: 229,341
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Rise: 10:36 am
Apex: 05:40 pm
First Qtr: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,459
26
January 26
Set: 12:58 am
Rise: 11:06 am
Apex: 06:34 pm
Illumination: 59.0%
Distance: 226,230
27
January 27
Set: 02:14 am
Rise: 11:43 am
Apex: 07:32 pm
Illumination: 70.5%
Distance: 225,747
28
January 28
Set: 03:30 am
Rise: 12:31 pm
Apex: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 80.9%
Distance: 226,055
29
January 29
Set: 04:42 am
Rise: 01:31 pm
Apex: 09:39 pm
Illumination: 89.5%
Distance: 227,147
30
January 30
Set: 05:45 am
Rise: 02:41 pm
Apex: 10:43 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 228,953
31
January 31
Set: 06:35 am
Rise: 03:58 pm
Apex: 11:43 pm
Illumination: 99.3%
Distance: 231,352