Daily Moon Almanac for Wurtsmith Afb, Michigan
Sunday   01/18/2026
08:21 am
MOONRISE		 12:43 pm
APEX (Transit)		 05:11 pm
MOONSET
0.0%
Illumination at Apex		 New Moon
Moon Phase		 246,103
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
Wurtsmith Afb, Michigan - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
106:39 am 02:54 pm 11:21 pm 226,702Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
207:50 am 04:01 pm 227,419Full Moon 99.2%
312:28 am 08:47 am 05:20 pm 228,316 Full Moon
05:03 am 		100.0%
401:31 am 09:29 am 06:42 pm 230,585Full Moon 99.0%
502:29 am 10:01 am 08:01 pm 233,346Waning Gibbous 95.1%
603:21 am 10:26 am 09:17 pm 236,408Waning Gibbous 88.9%
704:09 am 10:46 am 10:28 pm 239,572Waning Gibbous 80.9%
804:52 am 11:04 am 11:35 pm 242,648Waning Gibbous 71.7%
905:34 am 11:21 am 245,466Waning Gibbous 61.9%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1012:41 am 06:16 am 11:39 am 247,887 Last Quarter
10:49 am 		50.0%
1101:47 am 06:57 am 11:59 am 249,803Last Quarter 42.1%
1202:53 am 07:41 am 12:21 pm 251,140Waning Crescent 32.6%
1303:58 am 08:27 am 12:49 pm 251,851Waning Crescent 23.9%
1405:03 am 09:15 am 01:24 pm 251,917Waning Crescent 16.1%
1506:04 am 10:06 am 02:07 pm 251,337Waning Crescent 9.6%
1606:58 am 10:59 am 03:01 pm 250,138Waning Crescent 4.6%
1707:44 am 11:51 am 04:03 pm 248,368Waning Crescent 1.3%
1808:21 am 12:43 pm 05:11 pm 246,103 New Moon
02:52 pm 		0.0%
1908:51 am 01:32 pm 06:22 pm 243,445New Moon 0.9%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2009:16 am 02:19 pm 07:33 pm 240,520Waxing Crescent 4.0%
2109:37 am 03:05 pm 08:44 pm 237,478Waxing Crescent 9.2%
2209:56 am 03:49 pm 09:55 pm 234,482Waxing Crescent 16.5%
2310:15 am 04:34 pm 11:07 pm 231,700Waxing Crescent 25.6%
2410:34 am 05:20 pm 229,299First Quarter 36.1%
2512:22 am 10:56 am 06:10 pm 227,428 First Quarter
11:47 pm 		50.0%
2601:39 am 11:22 am 07:03 pm 226,213Waxing Gibbous 59.2%
2702:59 am 11:56 am 08:01 pm 225,746Waxing Gibbous 70.7%
2804:19 am 12:41 pm 09:04 pm 226,070Waxing Gibbous 81.1%
2905:32 am 01:40 pm 10:09 pm 227,176Waxing Gibbous 89.7%
3006:34 am 02:52 pm 11:12 pm 228,995Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
3107:21 am 04:12 pm 230,141Full Moon 98.0%
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: 06:39 am
Rise: 02:54 pm
Apex: 11:21 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 226,702
2
January 2
Set: 07:50 am
Rise: 04:01 pm
Illumination: 99.2%
Distance: 227,419
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Apex: 12:28 am
Full Moon: 05:03 am
Set: 08:47 am
Rise: 05:20 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 228,316
4
January 4
Apex: 01:31 am
Set: 09:29 am
Rise: 06:42 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 230,585
5
January 5
Apex: 02:29 am
Set: 10:01 am
Rise: 08:01 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 233,346
6
January 6
Apex: 03:21 am
Set: 10:26 am
Rise: 09:17 pm
Illumination: 88.9%
Distance: 236,408
7
January 7
Apex: 04:09 am
Set: 10:46 am
Rise: 10:28 pm
Illumination: 80.9%
Distance: 239,572
8
January 8
Apex: 04:52 am
Set: 11:04 am
Rise: 11:35 pm
Illumination: 71.7%
Distance: 242,648
9
January 9
Apex: 05:34 am
Set: 11:21 am
Illumination: 61.9%
Distance: 245,466
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Rise: 12:41 am
Apex: 06:16 am
Last Qtr: 10:49 am
Set: 11:39 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,887
11
January 11
Rise: 01:47 am
Apex: 06:57 am
Set: 11:59 am
Illumination: 42.1%
Distance: 249,803
12
January 12
Rise: 02:53 am
Apex: 07:41 am
Set: 12:21 pm
Illumination: 32.6%
Distance: 251,140
13
January 13
Rise: 03:58 am
Apex: 08:27 am
Set: 12:49 pm
Illumination: 23.9%
Distance: 251,851
14
January 14
Rise: 05:03 am
Apex: 09:15 am
Set: 01:24 pm
Illumination: 16.1%
Distance: 251,917
15
January 15
Rise: 06:04 am
Apex: 10:06 am
Set: 02:07 pm
Illumination: 9.6%
Distance: 251,337
16
January 16
Rise: 06:58 am
Apex: 10:59 am
Set: 03:01 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 250,138
17
January 17
Rise: 07:44 am
Apex: 11:51 am
Set: 04:03 pm
Illumination: 1.3%
Distance: 248,368
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Rise: 08:21 am
Apex: 12:43 pm
New Moon: 02:52 pm
Set: 05:11 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,103
19
January 19
Rise: 08:51 am
Apex: 01:32 pm
Set: 06:22 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 243,445
20
January 20
Rise: 09:16 am
Apex: 02:19 pm
Set: 07:33 pm
Illumination: 4.0%
Distance: 240,520
21
January 21
Rise: 09:37 am
Apex: 03:05 pm
Set: 08:44 pm
Illumination: 9.2%
Distance: 237,478
22
January 22
Rise: 09:56 am
Apex: 03:49 pm
Set: 09:55 pm
Illumination: 16.5%
Distance: 234,482
23
January 23
Rise: 10:15 am
Apex: 04:34 pm
Set: 11:07 pm
Illumination: 25.6%
Distance: 231,700
24
January 24
Rise: 10:34 am
Apex: 05:20 pm
Illumination: 36.1%
Distance: 229,299
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Set: 12:22 am
Rise: 10:56 am
Apex: 06:10 pm
First Qtr: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,428
26
January 26
Set: 01:39 am
Rise: 11:22 am
Apex: 07:03 pm
Illumination: 59.2%
Distance: 226,213
27
January 27
Set: 02:59 am
Rise: 11:56 am
Apex: 08:01 pm
Illumination: 70.7%
Distance: 225,746
28
January 28
Set: 04:19 am
Rise: 12:41 pm
Apex: 09:04 pm
Illumination: 81.1%
Distance: 226,070
29
January 29
Set: 05:32 am
Rise: 01:40 pm
Apex: 10:09 pm
Illumination: 89.7%
Distance: 227,176
30
January 30
Set: 06:34 am
Rise: 02:52 pm
Apex: 11:12 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 228,995
31
January 31
Set: 07:21 am
Rise: 04:12 pm
Illumination: 98.0%
Distance: 230,141