Daily Moon Almanac for Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Tuesday   01/20/2026
08:31 am
MOONRISE		 01:38 pm
APEX (Transit)		 06:55 pm
MOONSET
3.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 240,604
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
105:50 am 02:20 pm 10:40 pm 226,668Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
207:01 am 03:28 pm 11:47 pm 228,262Full Moon 99.9%
307:59 am 04:45 pm 227,850 Full Moon
04:03 am 		100.0%
412:50 am 08:42 am 06:06 pm 230,515Full Moon 99.0%
501:48 am 09:15 am 07:24 pm 233,264Waning Gibbous 95.3%
602:40 am 09:41 am 08:38 pm 236,320Waning Gibbous 89.1%
703:27 am 10:03 am 09:47 pm 239,484Waning Gibbous 81.1%
804:11 am 10:22 am 10:54 pm 242,565Waning Gibbous 72.0%
904:53 am 10:41 am 11:58 pm 245,392Waning Gibbous 62.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1005:34 am 10:59 am 247,826 Last Quarter
09:49 am 		50.0%
1101:03 am 06:16 am 11:21 am 249,757Last Quarter 42.4%
1202:07 am 06:59 am 11:45 am 251,111Waning Crescent 32.9%
1303:12 am 07:45 am 12:13 pm 251,840Waning Crescent 24.1%
1404:15 am 08:34 am 12:49 pm 251,924Waning Crescent 16.3%
1505:15 am 09:25 am 01:33 pm 251,362Waning Crescent 9.8%
1606:09 am 10:17 am 02:27 pm 250,180Waning Crescent 4.7%
1706:56 am 11:10 am 03:28 pm 248,425Waning Crescent 1.4%
1807:34 am 12:01 pm 04:35 pm 246,172 New Moon
01:52 pm 		0.0%
1908:05 am 12:51 pm 05:45 pm 243,523New Moon 0.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:31 am 01:38 pm 06:55 pm 240,604Waxing Crescent 3.8%
2108:53 am 02:23 pm 08:05 pm 237,564Waxing Crescent 9.0%
2209:13 am 03:08 pm 09:14 pm 234,564Waxing Crescent 16.3%
2309:33 am 03:53 pm 10:25 pm 231,774Waxing Crescent 25.3%
2409:54 am 04:39 pm 11:38 pm 229,359First Quarter 35.8%
2510:17 am 05:28 pm 227,471 First Quarter
10:47 pm 		50.0%
2612:54 am 10:45 am 06:22 pm 226,237Waxing Gibbous 58.9%
2702:13 am 11:21 am 07:20 pm 225,748Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2803:31 am 12:07 pm 08:23 pm 226,050Waxing Gibbous 80.8%
2904:44 am 01:07 pm 09:28 pm 227,135Waxing Gibbous 89.5%
3005:45 am 02:18 pm 10:31 pm 228,936Waxing Gibbous 95.8%
3106:34 am 03:37 pm 230,074Waxing 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 Waxing Crescent.
The moon is 3.8% 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: 05:50 am
Rise: 02:20 pm
Apex: 10:40 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 226,668
2
January 2
Set: 07:01 am
Rise: 03:28 pm
Apex: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 228,262
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Full Moon: 04:03 am
Set: 07:59 am
Rise: 04:45 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 227,850
4
January 4
Apex: 12:50 am
Set: 08:42 am
Rise: 06:06 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,515
5
January 5
Apex: 01:48 am
Set: 09:15 am
Rise: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 95.3%
Distance: 233,264
6
January 6
Apex: 02:40 am
Set: 09:41 am
Rise: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 89.1%
Distance: 236,320
7
January 7
Apex: 03:27 am
Set: 10:03 am
Rise: 09:47 pm
Illumination: 81.1%
Distance: 239,484
8
January 8
Apex: 04:11 am
Set: 10:22 am
Rise: 10:54 pm
Illumination: 72.0%
Distance: 242,565
9
January 9
Apex: 04:53 am
Set: 10:41 am
Rise: 11:58 pm
Illumination: 62.2%
Distance: 245,392
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Apex: 05:34 am
Last Qtr: 09:49 am
Set: 10:59 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,826
11
January 11
Rise: 01:03 am
Apex: 06:16 am
Set: 11:21 am
Illumination: 42.4%
Distance: 249,757
12
January 12
Rise: 02:07 am
Apex: 06:59 am
Set: 11:45 am
Illumination: 32.9%
Distance: 251,111
13
January 13
Rise: 03:12 am
Apex: 07:45 am
Set: 12:13 pm
Illumination: 24.1%
Distance: 251,840
14
January 14
Rise: 04:15 am
Apex: 08:34 am
Set: 12:49 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 251,924
15
January 15
Rise: 05:15 am
Apex: 09:25 am
Set: 01:33 pm
Illumination: 9.8%
Distance: 251,362
16
January 16
Rise: 06:09 am
Apex: 10:17 am
Set: 02:27 pm
Illumination: 4.7%
Distance: 250,180
17
January 17
Rise: 06:56 am
Apex: 11:10 am
Set: 03:28 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 248,425
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 07:34 am
Apex: 12:01 pm
New Moon: 01:52 pm
Set: 04:35 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,172
19
January 19
Rise: 08:05 am
Apex: 12:51 pm
Set: 05:45 pm
Illumination: 0.8%
Distance: 243,523
20
January 20
Rise: 08:31 am
Apex: 01:38 pm
Set: 06:55 pm
Illumination: 3.8%
Distance: 240,604
21
January 21
Rise: 08:53 am
Apex: 02:23 pm
Set: 08:05 pm
Illumination: 9.0%
Distance: 237,564
22
January 22
Rise: 09:13 am
Apex: 03:08 pm
Set: 09:14 pm
Illumination: 16.3%
Distance: 234,564
23
January 23
Rise: 09:33 am
Apex: 03:53 pm
Set: 10:25 pm
Illumination: 25.3%
Distance: 231,774
24
January 24
Rise: 09:54 am
Apex: 04:39 pm
Set: 11:38 pm
Illumination: 35.8%
Distance: 229,359
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Rise: 10:17 am
Apex: 05:28 pm
First Qtr: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,471
26
January 26
Set: 12:54 am
Rise: 10:45 am
Apex: 06:22 pm
Illumination: 58.9%
Distance: 226,237
27
January 27
Set: 02:13 am
Rise: 11:21 am
Apex: 07:20 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 225,748
28
January 28
Set: 03:31 am
Rise: 12:07 pm
Apex: 08:23 pm
Illumination: 80.8%
Distance: 226,050
29
January 29
Set: 04:44 am
Rise: 01:07 pm
Apex: 09:28 pm
Illumination: 89.5%
Distance: 227,135
30
January 30
Set: 05:45 am
Rise: 02:18 pm
Apex: 10:31 pm
Illumination: 95.8%
Distance: 228,936
31
January 31
Set: 06:34 am
Rise: 03:37 pm
Illumination: 97.9%
Distance: 230,074