Moon on Fri, January 9, 2026
Lunar 11/21
The Moon on this date is Waning Gibbous, with about 65% of its disk illuminated.
Illumination
65%
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.
Past full, it rises later in the evening and remains bright toward dawn.
The Moon on January 9, 2026
On January 9, 2026, the Moon was a waning gibbous, 20.1 days old and 65% illuminated, in the constellation Virgo about 392,059 km (243,614 mi) from Earth. The next New Moon followed on January 18, 2026.
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 65%
- Moon age
- 20.1 days since New Moon
- Distance from Earth
- 392,059 km (243,614 mi)
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Previous Full Moon
- January 3, 2026
- Next New Moon
- January 18, 2026
- Next Full Moon
- February 1, 2026
Moon phases around January 9, 2026
| Date | Moon | Lit | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6 Tue | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.1d |
| 1/7 Wed | Waning Gibbous | 83% | 18.1d |
| 1/8 Thu | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.1d |
| 1/9 Fri | Waning Gibbous | 65% | 20.1d |
| 1/10 Sat | Waning Gibbous | 55% | 21.1d |
| 1/11 Sun | Waning Crescent | 46% | 22.1d |
| 1/12 Mon | Waning Crescent | 36% | 23.1d |
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.