Daily Moon Almanac for Aurora, Illinois
Sunday   01/18/2026
07:32 am
MOONRISE		 12:04 pm
APEX (Transit)		 04:42 pm
MOONSET
0.0%
Illumination at Apex		 New Moon
Moon Phase		 246,168
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Aurora, Illinois - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:47 am 02:28 pm 10:43 pm 226,670Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
206:58 am 03:36 pm 11:49 pm 228,265Full Moon 99.9%
307:56 am 04:52 pm 227,852 Full Moon
04:03 am 		100.0%
412:53 am 08:40 am 06:12 pm 230,519Full Moon 99.0%
501:50 am 09:14 am 07:29 pm 233,269Waning Gibbous 95.3%
602:42 am 09:41 am 08:42 pm 236,325Waning Gibbous 89.1%
703:29 am 10:04 am 09:50 pm 239,489Waning Gibbous 81.1%
804:13 am 10:25 am 10:56 pm 242,570Waning Gibbous 72.0%
904:55 am 10:44 am 11:59 pm 245,397Waning Gibbous 62.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1005:36 am 11:04 am 247,829 Last Quarter
09:49 am 		50.0%
1101:03 am 06:18 am 11:26 am 249,760Last Quarter 42.3%
1202:06 am 07:02 am 11:50 am 251,112Waning Crescent 32.9%
1303:10 am 07:48 am 12:20 pm 251,841Waning Crescent 24.1%
1404:12 am 08:36 am 12:57 pm 251,923Waning Crescent 16.3%
1505:12 am 09:27 am 01:41 pm 251,361Waning Crescent 9.7%
1606:06 am 10:20 am 02:35 pm 250,177Waning Crescent 4.7%
1706:53 am 11:12 am 03:36 pm 248,421Waning Crescent 1.4%
1807:32 am 12:04 pm 04:42 pm 246,168 New Moon
01:52 pm 		0.0%
1908:04 am 12:53 pm 05:51 pm 243,518New Moon 0.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:30 am 01:40 pm 06:59 pm 240,599Waxing Crescent 3.8%
2108:54 am 02:26 pm 08:08 pm 237,559Waxing Crescent 9.1%
2209:15 am 03:10 pm 09:17 pm 234,559Waxing Crescent 16.3%
2309:36 am 03:55 pm 10:27 pm 231,769Waxing Crescent 25.4%
2409:58 am 04:41 pm 11:38 pm 229,356First Quarter 35.8%
2510:22 am 05:31 pm 227,469 First Quarter
10:47 pm 		50.0%
2612:53 am 10:51 am 06:24 pm 226,236Waxing Gibbous 58.9%
2702:11 am 11:28 am 07:23 pm 225,748Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2803:28 am 12:15 pm 08:25 pm 226,051Waxing Gibbous 80.8%
2904:40 am 01:14 pm 09:30 pm 227,138Waxing Gibbous 89.5%
3005:42 am 02:26 pm 10:34 pm 228,940Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
3106:31 am 03:43 pm 230,078Waxing 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 New Moon which occurs at 01:52 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.


January 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
January 1
Set: 05:47 am
Rise: 02:28 pm
Apex: 10:43 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 226,670
2
January 2
Set: 06:58 am
Rise: 03:36 pm
Apex: 11:49 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 228,265
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Full Moon: 04:03 am
Set: 07:56 am
Rise: 04:52 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 227,852
4
January 4
Apex: 12:53 am
Set: 08:40 am
Rise: 06:12 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,519
5
January 5
Apex: 01:50 am
Set: 09:14 am
Rise: 07:29 pm
Illumination: 95.3%
Distance: 233,269
6
January 6
Apex: 02:42 am
Set: 09:41 am
Rise: 08:42 pm
Illumination: 89.1%
Distance: 236,325
7
January 7
Apex: 03:29 am
Set: 10:04 am
Rise: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 81.1%
Distance: 239,489
8
January 8
Apex: 04:13 am
Set: 10:25 am
Rise: 10:56 pm
Illumination: 72.0%
Distance: 242,570
9
January 9
Apex: 04:55 am
Set: 10:44 am
Rise: 11:59 pm
Illumination: 62.2%
Distance: 245,397
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Apex: 05:36 am
Last Qtr: 09:49 am
Set: 11:04 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,829
11
January 11
Rise: 01:03 am
Apex: 06:18 am
Set: 11:26 am
Illumination: 42.3%
Distance: 249,760
12
January 12
Rise: 02:06 am
Apex: 07:02 am
Set: 11:50 am
Illumination: 32.9%
Distance: 251,112
13
January 13
Rise: 03:10 am
Apex: 07:48 am
Set: 12:20 pm
Illumination: 24.1%
Distance: 251,841
14
January 14
Rise: 04:12 am
Apex: 08:36 am
Set: 12:57 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 251,923
15
January 15
Rise: 05:12 am
Apex: 09:27 am
Set: 01:41 pm
Illumination: 9.7%
Distance: 251,361
16
January 16
Rise: 06:06 am
Apex: 10:20 am
Set: 02:35 pm
Illumination: 4.7%
Distance: 250,177
17
January 17
Rise: 06:53 am
Apex: 11:12 am
Set: 03:36 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 248,421
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 07:32 am
Apex: 12:04 pm
New Moon: 01:52 pm
Set: 04:42 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,168
19
January 19
Rise: 08:04 am
Apex: 12:53 pm
Set: 05:51 pm
Illumination: 0.8%
Distance: 243,518
20
January 20
Rise: 08:30 am
Apex: 01:40 pm
Set: 06:59 pm
Illumination: 3.8%
Distance: 240,599
21
January 21
Rise: 08:54 am
Apex: 02:26 pm
Set: 08:08 pm
Illumination: 9.1%
Distance: 237,559
22
January 22
Rise: 09:15 am
Apex: 03:10 pm
Set: 09:17 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 234,559
23
January 23
Rise: 09:36 am
Apex: 03:55 pm
Set: 10:27 pm
Illumination: 25.4%
Distance: 231,769
24
January 24
Rise: 09:58 am
Apex: 04:41 pm
Set: 11:38 pm
Illumination: 35.8%
Distance: 229,356
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Rise: 10:22 am
Apex: 05:31 pm
First Qtr: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,469
26
January 26
Set: 12:53 am
Rise: 10:51 am
Apex: 06:24 pm
Illumination: 58.9%
Distance: 226,236
27
January 27
Set: 02:11 am
Rise: 11:28 am
Apex: 07:23 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 225,748
28
January 28
Set: 03:28 am
Rise: 12:15 pm
Apex: 08:25 pm
Illumination: 80.8%
Distance: 226,051
29
January 29
Set: 04:40 am
Rise: 01:14 pm
Apex: 09:30 pm
Illumination: 89.5%
Distance: 227,138
30
January 30
Set: 05:42 am
Rise: 02:26 pm
Apex: 10:34 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 228,940
31
January 31
Set: 06:31 am
Rise: 03:43 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 230,078