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Moon Phase Calendar

Track moon phases throughout the month for astronomy and planning

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Current Moon Phase

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Waning Crescent
12% Illuminated
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Major Moon Phases in January 2026

πŸŒ•
Full Moon
Jan 3, 2026
100% illuminated
πŸŒ—
Last Quarter
Jan 10, 2026
57% illuminated
πŸŒ‘
New Moon
Jan 18, 2026
1% illuminated
πŸŒ“
First Quarter
Jan 26, 2026
48% illuminated

Daily Moon Phases

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
πŸŒ”
92%
2
πŸŒ”
97%
3
πŸŒ•
100%
4
πŸŒ•
100%
5
πŸŒ–
97%
6
πŸŒ–
91%
7
πŸŒ–
84%
8
πŸŒ–
75%
9
πŸŒ–
66%
10
πŸŒ—
57%
11
πŸŒ—
47%
12
🌘
37%
13
🌘
29%
14
🌘
20%
15
🌘
13%
16
🌘
8%
17
🌘
3%
18
πŸŒ‘
1%
19
πŸŒ‘
0%
20
πŸŒ’
1%
21
πŸŒ’
5%
22
πŸŒ’
10%
23
πŸŒ’
18%
24
πŸŒ’
27%
25
πŸŒ’
37%
26
πŸŒ“
48%
27
πŸŒ“
59%
28
πŸŒ”
70%
29
πŸŒ”
80%
30
πŸŒ”
89%
31
πŸŒ”
95%

πŸŒ™ About Moon Phases

The Moon goes through eight distinct phases as it orbits Earth every ~29.5 days. These phases are determined by the Moon's position relative to the Sun and Earth.

Major Phases:

  • πŸŒ‘ New Moon: Moon is between Earth and Sun (0% illuminated)
  • πŸŒ“ First Quarter: Right half is illuminated (50%)
  • πŸŒ• Full Moon: Earth is between Moon and Sun (100%)
  • πŸŒ— Last Quarter: Left half is illuminated (50%)

Intermediate Phases:

  • πŸŒ’ Waxing Crescent: Thin crescent growing larger
  • πŸŒ” Waxing Gibbous: More than half, approaching full
  • πŸŒ– Waning Gibbous: Just past full, decreasing
  • 🌘 Waning Crescent: Thin crescent getting smaller

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