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Moon on Mon, January 5, 2026

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The Moon on this date is Waning Gibbous, with about 96% of its disk illuminated.

Watch this night's MoonWaning Gibbous“A slightly diminished light rising late”
Illumination
96%
Moonrise
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Moonset
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Moonrise and moonset are for Seoul. Moonset is when the Moon that rose this day sets, so it can fall on the next day.

See the January 2026 Moon calendar and major phase times →

Quadrantids meteor shower

Waiting for a brief light in the cold new year.

Around this time each year · estimated peak window

Moonlight will share the predawn sky.

When and how to watch

Find a dark location and watch a wide area of sky with unaided eyes.

Typical peak 2026-01-03–2026-01-05 · approximate annual window, not a year-specific forecast.

Seoul estimate · Korea Standard Time (KST)

Predawn candidate 1/5, 05:00 · watch a wide area of sky.

Moon illumination 97% · the Moon is up and may hide faint meteors.

Clouds and light pollution affect actual visibility.

Check IMO annual meteor forecasts
Past full, it rises later in the evening and remains bright toward dawn.

The Moon on January 5, 2026

On January 5, 2026, the Moon was a waning gibbous, 16.1 days old and 96% illuminated, in the constellation Cancer about 368,872 km (229,206 mi) from Earth. The next New Moon followed on January 18, 2026.

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
96%
Moon age
16.1 days since New Moon
Distance from Earth
368,872 km (229,206 mi)
Constellation
Cancer
Previous Full Moon
January 3, 2026
Next New Moon
January 18, 2026
Next Full Moon
February 1, 2026

Moon phases around January 5, 2026

Moon phase, illumination and age for the three days before and after January 5, 2026
DateMoonLitAge
1/2 FriWaxing Gibbous97%13.1d
1/3 SatFull Moon100%14.1d
1/4 SunFull Moon99%15.1d
1/5 MonWaning Gibbous96%16.1d
1/6 TueWaning Gibbous90%17.1d
1/7 WedWaning Gibbous83%18.1d
1/8 ThuWaning Gibbous74%19.1d

Values are calculated with Astronomy Engine at 12:00 Korea Standard Time (03:00 UTC) on each date; New and Full Moon dates are in UTC. Moon age counts days since the New Moon; distance is centre to centre.

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