Daily Moon Almanac for
Friday   01/09/2026
No Moonrise
Today		 03:17 am
APEX (Transit)		 07:31 am
MOONSET
62.9%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Gibbous
Moon Phase		 245,220
Distance in miles
January's full moon is called the Wolf Moon
- Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
January 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
109:02 pm 226,590Waxing Gibbous 97.4%
210:08 pm 228,136Full Moon 99.9%
311:12 pm 230,351 Full Moon
05:03 am 		100.0%
4 %
512:11 am 233,074Waning Gibbous 95.6%
601:03 am 236,116Waning Gibbous 89.5%
701:51 am 10:47 am 06:35 pm 239,279Waning Gibbous 81.7%
802:35 am 09:05 am 10:04 pm 242,371Waning Gibbous 72.6%
903:17 am 07:31 am 245,220Waning Gibbous 62.9%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:24 am 03:58 am 04:49 am 247,682 Last Quarter
10:49 am 		50.0%
1104:40 am 249,649Last Quarter 43.0%
1205:23 am 251,042Waning Crescent 33.5%
1306:09 am 251,812Waning Crescent 24.7%
1406:57 am 251,938Waning Crescent 16.8%
1507:48 am 251,418Waning Crescent 10.1%
1608:40 am 250,275Waning Crescent 5.0%
1709:33 am 248,555Waning Crescent 1.5%
1810:24 am 246,331 New Moon
02:52 pm 		0.0%
1911:14 am 243,705New Moon 0.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2012:01 pm 240,799Waxing Crescent 3.6%
2112:10 pm 12:47 pm 02:11 pm 237,761Waxing Crescent 8.6%
2209:11 am 01:31 pm 06:55 pm 234,754Waxing Crescent 15.8%
2307:34 am 02:16 pm 10:40 pm 231,945Waxing Crescent 24.7%
2405:42 am 03:02 pm 229,501First Quarter 35.1%
2503:51 pm 227,575 First Quarter
11:47 pm 		50.0%
2604:44 pm 226,296Waxing Gibbous 58.2%
2705:42 pm 225,756Waxing Gibbous 69.6%
2806:45 pm 226,006Waxing Gibbous 80.2%
2907:49 pm 227,041Waxing Gibbous 89.0%
3008:53 pm 228,799Waxing Gibbous 95.4%
3109:53 pm 231,160Full Moon 99.1%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 3rd is known as the Full Wolf Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Gibbous.
The moon is 62.9% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease 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
Apex: 09:02 pm
Illumination: 97.4%
Distance: 226,590
2
January 2
Apex: 10:08 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 228,136
3 FULL MOON
January 3
Full Moon: 05:03 am
Apex: 11:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 230,351
4
5
January 5
Apex: 12:11 am
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 233,074
6
January 6
Apex: 01:03 am
Illumination: 89.5%
Distance: 236,116
7
January 7
Apex: 01:51 am
Set: 10:47 am
Rise: 06:35 pm
Illumination: 81.7%
Distance: 239,279
8
January 8
Apex: 02:35 am
Set: 09:05 am
Rise: 10:04 pm
Illumination: 72.6%
Distance: 242,371
9
January 9
Apex: 03:17 am
Set: 07:31 am
Illumination: 62.9%
Distance: 245,220
10 LAST QTR
January 10
Rise: 02:24 am
Apex: 03:58 am
Set: 04:49 am
Last Qtr: 10:49 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 247,682
11
January 11
Apex: 04:40 am
Illumination: 43.0%
Distance: 249,649
12
January 12
Apex: 05:23 am
Illumination: 33.5%
Distance: 251,042
13
January 13
Apex: 06:09 am
Illumination: 24.7%
Distance: 251,812
14
January 14
Apex: 06:57 am
Illumination: 16.8%
Distance: 251,938
15
January 15
Apex: 07:48 am
Illumination: 10.1%
Distance: 251,418
16
January 16
Apex: 08:40 am
Illumination: 5.0%
Distance: 250,275
17
January 17
Apex: 09:33 am
Illumination: 1.5%
Distance: 248,555
18 NEW MOON
January 18
Apex: 10:24 am
New Moon: 02:52 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 246,331
19
January 19
Apex: 11:14 am
Illumination: 0.7%
Distance: 243,705
20
January 20
Apex: 12:01 pm
Illumination: 3.6%
Distance: 240,799
21
January 21
Rise: 12:10 pm
Apex: 12:47 pm
Set: 02:11 pm
Illumination: 8.6%
Distance: 237,761
22
January 22
Rise: 09:11 am
Apex: 01:31 pm
Set: 06:55 pm
Illumination: 15.8%
Distance: 234,754
23
January 23
Rise: 07:34 am
Apex: 02:16 pm
Set: 10:40 pm
Illumination: 24.7%
Distance: 231,945
24
January 24
Rise: 05:42 am
Apex: 03:02 pm
Illumination: 35.1%
Distance: 229,501
25 FIRST QTR
January 25
Apex: 03:51 pm
First Qtr: 11:47 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 227,575
26
January 26
Apex: 04:44 pm
Illumination: 58.2%
Distance: 226,296
27
January 27
Apex: 05:42 pm
Illumination: 69.6%
Distance: 225,756
28
January 28
Apex: 06:45 pm
Illumination: 80.2%
Distance: 226,006
29
January 29
Apex: 07:49 pm
Illumination: 89.0%
Distance: 227,041
30
January 30
Apex: 08:53 pm
Illumination: 95.4%
Distance: 228,799
31
January 31
Apex: 09:53 pm
Illumination: 99.1%
Distance: 231,160