January 2026

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 96%
13. 2 99%
14. 3 Full
15. 4 98%
16. 5 93%
17. 6 86%
18. 7 78%
19. 8 69%
20. 9 59%
21. 10 Last qtr
22. 11 40%
23. 12 31%
24. 13 23%
25. 14 15%
26. 15 9%
27. 16 4%
28. 17 1%
29. 18 New
30. 19 1%
31. 20 4%
32. 21 9%
33. 22 15%
34. 23 24%
35. 24 34%
36. 25 First qtr
37. 26 56%
38. 27 67%
39. 28 77%
40. 29 86%
41. 30 93%
42. 31 98%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in January 2026

1. Thu, Jan 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,300 km.

2. Sat, Jan 35:03 AM

   Full Moon Wolf Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

3. Sat, Jan 35:53 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Jan 610:53 AM

   Venus behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

5. Wed, Jan 79:42 PM

   Venus and Mars close together

   They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Jan 97:10 AM

   Mars behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

7. Sat, Jan 103:29 AM

   Jupiter at opposition

   Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

8. Sat, Jan 1010:49 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

9. Tue, Jan 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.

10. Sun, Jan 182:41 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

11. Sun, Jan 184:47 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

12. Sun, Jan 1810:12 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

13. Sun, Jan 1810:48 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

14. Sun, Jan 1811:24 AM

    Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.

15. Sun, Jan 182:52 PM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

16. Sun, Jan 189:03 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Jan 2110:32 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

18. Fri, Jan 233:56 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

19. Fri, Jan 234:32 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

20. Fri, Jan 238:17 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.

21. Sun, Jan 2511:47 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

22. Thu, Jan 295:20 AM

    Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

23. Thu, Jan 29

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,900 km.

24. Fri, Jan 3010:17 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.