A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT

January 2026 Moon phase calendar

Daily phase and illumination values use a Korea-time reference. Exact major phase moments are in Korea Standard Time (KST); moonrise and moonset below use Seoul as a reference location.

Major phase times

Full Moon

2026-01-03 · 19:03 KST

Last Quarter

2026-01-11 · 00:49 KST

New Moon

2026-01-19 · 04:52 KST

First Quarter

2026-01-26 · 13:47 KST

Daily Moon phase

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Daily Moon phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset for January 2026; rise and set times use Seoul as reference
Date	Phase	Illumination	Moonrise	Moonset
1/1	Waxing Gibbous	92%	14:48	05:22
1/2	Waxing Gibbous	97%	15:49	06:37
1/3	Full Moon	100%	17:00	07:43
1/4	Full Moon	99%	18:16	08:38
1/5	Waning Gibbous	96%	19:32	09:21
1/6	Waning Gibbous	90%	20:44	09:55
1/7	Waning Gibbous	83%	21:51	10:23
1/8	Waning Gibbous	74%	22:55	10:48
1/9	Last Quarter	65%	23:56	11:11
1/10	Last Quarter	55%	—	11:34
1/11	Last Quarter	46%	00:57	11:57
1/12	Last Quarter	36%	01:57	12:23
1/13	Waning Crescent	28%	02:57	12:52
1/14	Waning Crescent	20%	03:58	13:27
1/15	Waning Crescent	13%	04:58	14:08
1/16	Waning Crescent	7%	05:55	14:57
1/17	Waning Crescent	3%	06:46	15:53
1/18	New Moon	1%	07:31	16:55
1/19	New Moon	0%	08:09	18:00
1/20	Waxing Crescent	2%	08:42	19:05
1/21	Waxing Crescent	5%	09:10	20:11
1/22	Waxing Crescent	11%	09:36	21:16
1/23	Waxing Crescent	19%	10:00	22:21
1/24	Waxing Crescent	28%	10:25	23:28
1/25	First Quarter	38%	10:51	—
1/26	First Quarter	49%	11:20	00:38
1/27	First Quarter	61%	11:55	01:50
1/28	Waxing Gibbous	72%	12:38	03:05
1/29	Waxing Gibbous	81%	13:32	04:19
1/30	Waxing Gibbous	90%	14:37	05:27
1/31	Waxing Gibbous	96%	15:50	06:25

Moonrise and moonset are astronomical calculations for Seoul and may differ from your location or visible horizon. Weather and local obstructions are not included.