Moon calendar for January 2026

By Maren Tremblay, Fatesight editor · Last updated September 30, 2026

Every day of January 2026 with the Moon's phase and how much of it is lit at 12:00 UTC. The new Moon, the quarters and the full Moon are marked on the day they happen in UTC.

This month's full Moon is the Wolf Moon, on January 3, with the Moon in Cancer. The new Moon falls on January 18, with the Moon in Capricorn.

New Moon, quarters and full Moon in January 2026

Full MoonSaturday, January 3, 2026 at 10:03 UTC
Last quarterSaturday, January 10, 2026 at 15:48 UTC
New MoonSunday, January 18, 2026 at 19:52 UTC
First quarterMonday, January 26, 2026 at 04:47 UTC

Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), to the minute, and agree with NASA's published table of Moon phases to within two minutes. Where your browser allows, your own clock is shown under each.

The Moon on each day of January 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				January 1: Waxing gibbous, 95% lit	January 2: Waxing gibbous, 99% lit	January 3: Full Moon, 100% lit
January 4: Waning gibbous, 98% lit	January 5: Waning gibbous, 94% lit	January 6: Waning gibbous, 88% lit	January 7: Waning gibbous, 80% lit	January 8: Waning gibbous, 71% lit	January 9: Waning gibbous, 61% lit	January 10: Last quarter, 52% lit
January 11: Waning crescent, 42% lit	January 12: Waning crescent, 33% lit	January 13: Waning crescent, 24% lit	January 14: Waning crescent, 17% lit	January 15: Waning crescent, 10% lit	January 16: Waning crescent, 5% lit	January 17: Waning crescent, 2% lit
January 18: New Moon, 0% lit	January 19: Waxing crescent, 0% lit	January 20: Waxing crescent, 3% lit	January 21: Waxing crescent, 7% lit	January 22: Waxing crescent, 14% lit	January 23: Waxing crescent, 22% lit	January 24: Waxing crescent, 32% lit
January 25: Waxing crescent, 42% lit	January 26: First quarter, 54% lit	January 27: Waxing gibbous, 65% lit	January 28: Waxing gibbous, 76% lit	January 29: Waxing gibbous, 85% lit	January 30: Waxing gibbous, 92% lit	January 31: Waxing gibbous, 97% lit

How is the Moon moving through January 2026?

At noon UTC the Moon is waxing, growing toward full, from January 1 to January 2 and January 18 to January 31 (16 days), and waning on the other 15. It is at least half lit on 16 days. Time between the principal phases: Full Moon January 3, last quarter January 10: 7 days 6 hours; Last quarter January 10, new Moon January 18: 8 days 4 hours; New Moon January 18, first quarter January 26: 7 days 9 hours.

Which sign is the Moon in during January 2026?

Each stay to the minute, in UTC.

Gemini: from the start of January 2026 until January 2 at 13:10 UTC.
Cancer: from January 2 at 13:10 UTC until January 4 at 13:44 UTC.
Leo: from January 4 at 13:44 UTC until January 6 at 16:57 UTC.
Virgo: from January 6 at 16:57 UTC until January 9 at 00:06 UTC.
Libra: from January 9 at 00:06 UTC until January 11 at 10:56 UTC.
Scorpio: from January 11 at 10:56 UTC until January 13 at 23:34 UTC.
Sagittarius: from January 13 at 23:34 UTC until January 16 at 11:48 UTC.
Capricorn: from January 16 at 11:48 UTC until January 18 at 22:18 UTC.
Aquarius: from January 18 at 22:18 UTC until January 21 at 06:50 UTC.
Pisces: from January 21 at 06:50 UTC until January 23 at 13:26 UTC.
Aries: from January 23 at 13:26 UTC until January 25 at 18:06 UTC.
Taurus: from January 25 at 18:06 UTC until January 27 at 20:56 UTC.
Gemini: from January 27 at 20:56 UTC until January 29 at 22:32 UTC.
Cancer: from January 29 at 22:32 UTC until the end of January 2026.

Questions about the Moon in January 2026

When is the full Moon in January 2026?

The full Moon is on January 3 at 10:03 UTC with the Moon in Cancer. It is the Wolf Moon, a name from the Old Farmer's Almanac tradition.

When is the new Moon in January 2026?

The new Moon is on January 18 at 19:52 UTC with the Moon in Capricorn.

How much of the Moon is lit in January 2026?

At 12:00 UTC on January 1 the Moon is 95% lit (waxing gibbous), on January 15 10% (waning crescent) and on January 31 97% (waxing gibbous). The dimmest day at noon UTC is January 18 at 0%, the brightest January 3 at 100%.

Does January 2026 have a Blue Moon or an eclipse?

No: the one full Moon is January 3, and nothing is eclipsed.