The Moon on this date is New Moon, with about 0% of its disk illuminated.
Moonrise and moonset are for Seoul. Moonset is when the Moon that rose this day sets, so it can fall on the next day.
A day when Venus keeps the Moon company.
Difficult to see together at night from Seoul.
The Moon and Venus appear close together in our sky; they are not physically close.
Closest approach 1/19, 11:23 KST · 2.0° geocentric separation
Seoul estimate · Korea Standard Time (KST)
No nighttime viewing window meets our criteria in Seoul on this date.
Clouds and light pollution affect actual visibility.
On January 19, 2026, the Moon was a New Moon, 0.3 days old and 0% illuminated, in the constellation Capricornus about 394,443 km (245,095 mi) from Earth. The exact New Moon fell on January 18, 2026.
| Date | Moon | Lit | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16 Fri | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27.1d |
| 1/17 Sat | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28.1d |
| 1/18 Sun | New Moon | 1% | 29.1d |
| 1/19 Mon | New Moon | 0% | 0.3d |
| 1/20 Tue | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3d |
| 1/21 Wed | Waxing Crescent | 5% | 2.3d |
| 1/22 Thu | Waxing Crescent | 11% | 3.3d |
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.
