Daily phases · UK local time

January 2026 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout January 2026, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during January 2026

At 12:00 local time on 1 January, the Moon is a waxing gibbous at 94% illumination and is waxing. By 31 January, it is a full moon at 97% illumination and is waxing.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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January 2026

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for January 2026; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1Waxing Gibbous94%Age 12.4 dSelected date	2Full Moon99%Age 13.4 d	3Full Moon100%Age 14.4 d	4Full Moon98%Age 15.4 d
5Waning Gibbous94%Age 16.4 d	6Waning Gibbous88%Age 17.4 d	7Waning Gibbous80%Age 18.4 d	8Waning Gibbous71%Age 19.4 d	9Last Quarter61%Age 20.4 d	10Last Quarter52%Age 21.4 d	11Last Quarter42%Age 22.4 d
12Last Quarter33%Age 23.4 d	13Waning Crescent24%Age 24.4 d	14Waning Crescent17%Age 25.4 d	15Waning Crescent10%Age 26.4 d	16Waning Crescent5%Age 27.4 d	17New Moon2%Age 28.4 d	18New Moon0%Age 29.4 d
19New Moon1%Age 0.7 d	20New Moon3%Age 1.7 d	21Waxing Crescent7%Age 2.7 d	22Waxing Crescent14%Age 3.7 d	23Waxing Crescent22%Age 4.7 d	24First Quarter32%Age 5.7 d	25First Quarter42%Age 6.7 d
26First Quarter54%Age 7.7 d	27First Quarter65%Age 8.7 d	28Waxing Gibbous75%Age 9.7 d	29Waxing Gibbous85%Age 10.7 d	30Waxing Gibbous92%Age 11.7 d	31Full Moon97%Age 12.7 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Waxing Gibbous	94%	12.4 days	13:25	06:28
2	Full Moon	99%	13.4 days	14:27	07:45
3	Full Moon	100%	14.4 days	15:47	08:42
4	Full Moon	98%	15.4 days	17:17	09:20
5	Waning Gibbous	94%	16.4 days	18:47	09:45
6	Waning Gibbous	88%	17.4 days	20:12	10:03
7	Waning Gibbous	80%	18.4 days	21:32	10:17
8	Waning Gibbous	71%	19.4 days	22:48	10:28
9	Last Quarter	61%	20.4 days	—	10:39
10	Last Quarter	52%	21.4 days	00:02	10:50
11	Last Quarter	42%	22.4 days	01:14	11:02
12	Last Quarter	33%	23.4 days	02:27	11:17
13	Waning Crescent	24%	24.4 days	03:41	11:36
14	Waning Crescent	17%	25.4 days	04:53	12:02
15	Waning Crescent	10%	26.4 days	06:00	12:39
16	Waning Crescent	5%	27.4 days	06:57	13:29
17	New Moon	2%	28.4 days	07:43	14:33
18	New Moon	0%	29.4 days	08:16	15:46
19	New Moon	1%	0.7 days	08:40	17:04
20	New Moon	3%	1.7 days	08:58	18:24
21	Waxing Crescent	7%	2.7 days	09:12	19:43
22	Waxing Crescent	14%	3.7 days	09:25	21:02
23	Waxing Crescent	22%	4.7 days	09:36	22:21
24	First Quarter	32%	5.7 days	09:48	23:43
25	First Quarter	42%	6.7 days	10:01	—
26	First Quarter	54%	7.7 days	10:18	01:09
27	First Quarter	65%	8.7 days	10:42	02:37
28	Waxing Gibbous	75%	9.7 days	11:16	04:06
29	Waxing Gibbous	85%	10.7 days	12:07	05:27
30	Waxing Gibbous	92%	11.7 days	13:18	06:31
31	Full Moon	97%	12.7 days	14:43	07:15

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in January 2026

Wolf Moon

A midwinter almanac name associated with wolves heard calling during long January nights.

Exact instant: 3 January 2026 at 10:03 GMT
Brown lunation: 1274

Read the Wolf Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2026-01-03, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	15:47	08:42
Cardiff	16:01	08:55
Belfast	15:48	09:31
Edinburgh	15:24	09:32
Lerwick	14:21	10:19

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Midwinter planning and work in protected spaces. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

19–25 1/2026

Sowing

Start onions, leeks and early salads under cover where light and temperature allow.

1–2, 26–31 1/2026

Planting

Plant bare-root fruit trees and bushes only when soil is workable rather than frozen or waterlogged.

3–10 1/2026

Harvesting

Lift leeks and parsnips and pick hardy winter brassicas as needed.

11–18 1/2026

Pruning

Prune established apples and pears during dormancy, avoiding stone fruit.

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