Daily phases · UK local time

January 2027 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout January 2027, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during January 2027

At 12:00 local time on 1 January, the Moon is a last quarter at 33% illumination and is waning. By 31 January, it is a waning crescent at 31% illumination and is waning.

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 2027

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for January 2027; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1Last Quarter33%Age 23.5 dSelected date	2Waning Crescent24%Age 24.5 d	3Waning Crescent16%Age 25.5 d
4Waning Crescent10%Age 26.5 d	5Waning Crescent5%Age 27.5 d	6New Moon2%Age 28.5 d	7New Moon0%Age 29.5 d	8New Moon0%Age 0.6 d	9New Moon2%Age 1.6 d	10Waxing Crescent6%Age 2.6 d
11Waxing Crescent12%Age 3.6 d	12Waxing Crescent18%Age 4.6 d	13Waxing Crescent27%Age 5.6 d	14First Quarter36%Age 6.6 d	15First Quarter46%Age 7.6 d	16First Quarter57%Age 8.6 d	17First Quarter68%Age 9.6 d
18Waxing Gibbous78%Age 10.6 d	19Waxing Gibbous87%Age 11.6 d	20Waxing Gibbous94%Age 12.6 d	21Full Moon98%Age 13.6 d	22Full Moon100%Age 14.6 d	23Full Moon99%Age 15.6 d	24Waning Gibbous94%Age 16.6 d
25Waning Gibbous88%Age 17.6 d	26Waning Gibbous79%Age 18.6 d	27Waning Gibbous70%Age 19.6 d	28Last Quarter60%Age 20.6 d	29Last Quarter50%Age 21.6 d	30Last Quarter40%Age 22.6 d	31Waning Crescent31%Age 23.6 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	Last Quarter	33%	23.5 days	02:02	11:37
2	Waning Crescent	24%	24.5 days	03:18	11:55
3	Waning Crescent	16%	25.5 days	04:32	12:18
4	Waning Crescent	10%	26.5 days	05:43	12:49
5	Waning Crescent	5%	27.5 days	06:46	13:31
6	New Moon	2%	28.5 days	07:38	14:25
7	New Moon	0%	29.5 days	08:18	15:29
8	New Moon	0%	0.6 days	08:47	16:39
9	New Moon	2%	1.6 days	09:09	17:52
10	Waxing Crescent	6%	2.6 days	09:26	19:04
11	Waxing Crescent	12%	3.6 days	09:39	20:16
12	Waxing Crescent	18%	4.6 days	09:51	21:28
13	Waxing Crescent	27%	5.6 days	10:02	22:41
14	First Quarter	36%	6.6 days	10:14	23:57
15	First Quarter	46%	7.6 days	10:27	—
16	First Quarter	57%	8.6 days	10:43	01:16
17	First Quarter	68%	9.6 days	11:05	02:39
18	Waxing Gibbous	78%	10.6 days	11:37	04:05
19	Waxing Gibbous	87%	11.6 days	12:25	05:28
20	Waxing Gibbous	94%	12.6 days	13:33	06:37
21	Full Moon	98%	13.6 days	14:59	07:29
22	Full Moon	100%	14.6 days	16:33	08:04
23	Full Moon	99%	15.6 days	18:07	08:29
24	Waning Gibbous	94%	16.6 days	19:38	08:47
25	Waning Gibbous	88%	17.6 days	21:03	09:02
26	Waning Gibbous	79%	18.6 days	22:25	09:15
27	Waning Gibbous	70%	19.6 days	23:45	09:28
28	Last Quarter	60%	20.6 days	—	09:43
29	Last Quarter	50%	21.6 days	01:03	09:59
30	Last Quarter	40%	22.6 days	02:20	10:21
31	Waning Crescent	31%	23.6 days	03:33	10:49

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in January 2027

Wolf Moon

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

Exact instant: 22 January 2027 at 12:17 GMT
Brown lunation: 1287
Distance: 357,635 km · supermoon rule

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 2027-01-22, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	16:33	08:04
Cardiff	16:46	08:16
Belfast	16:42	08:44
Edinburgh	16:23	08:42
Lerwick	15:44	09:05

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.

8–15 1/2027

Sowing

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

16–22 1/2027

Planting

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

23–28 1/2027

Harvesting

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

1–7, 29–31 1/2027

Pruning

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

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