Daily phases · UK local time

January 2028 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout January 2028, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during January 2028

At 12:00 local time on 1 January, the Moon is a waxing crescent at 19% illumination and is waxing. By 31 January, it is a waxing crescent at 20% 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 2028

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for January 2028; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1Waxing Crescent19%Age 4.7 dSelected date	2Waxing Crescent26%Age 5.7 d
3First Quarter35%Age 6.7 d	4First Quarter45%Age 7.7 d	5First Quarter54%Age 8.7 d	6First Quarter64%Age 9.7 d	7Waxing Gibbous74%Age 10.7 d	8Waxing Gibbous83%Age 11.7 d	9Waxing Gibbous90%Age 12.7 d
10Waxing Gibbous96%Age 13.7 d	11Full Moon99%Age 14.7 d	12Full Moon100%Age 15.7 d	13Full Moon97%Age 16.7 d	14Waning Gibbous92%Age 17.7 d	15Waning Gibbous84%Age 18.7 d	16Waning Gibbous75%Age 19.7 d
17Last Quarter64%Age 20.7 d	18Last Quarter54%Age 21.7 d	19Last Quarter43%Age 22.7 d	20Last Quarter33%Age 23.7 d	21Waning Crescent23%Age 24.7 d	22Waning Crescent15%Age 25.7 d	23Waning Crescent9%Age 26.7 d
24Waning Crescent4%Age 27.7 d	25New Moon1%Age 28.7 d	26New Moon0%Age 29.7 d	27New Moon1%Age 0.9 d	28New Moon3%Age 1.9 d	29Waxing Crescent7%Age 2.9 d	30Waxing Crescent13%Age 3.9 d
31Waxing Crescent20%Age 4.9 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 Crescent	19%	4.7 days	10:11	21:09
2	Waxing Crescent	26%	5.7 days	10:23	22:17
3	First Quarter	35%	6.7 days	10:35	23:26
4	First Quarter	45%	7.7 days	10:48	—
5	First Quarter	54%	8.7 days	11:02	00:36
6	First Quarter	64%	9.7 days	11:19	01:50
7	Waxing Gibbous	74%	10.7 days	11:41	03:07
8	Waxing Gibbous	83%	11.7 days	12:12	04:26
9	Waxing Gibbous	90%	12.7 days	12:57	05:42
10	Waxing Gibbous	96%	13.7 days	14:00	06:49
11	Full Moon	99%	14.7 days	15:19	07:42
12	Full Moon	100%	15.7 days	16:49	08:20
13	Full Moon	97%	16.7 days	18:21	08:48
14	Waning Gibbous	92%	17.7 days	19:52	09:09
15	Waning Gibbous	84%	18.7 days	21:20	09:27
16	Waning Gibbous	75%	19.7 days	22:44	09:42
17	Last Quarter	64%	20.7 days	—	09:58
18	Last Quarter	54%	21.7 days	00:08	10:15
19	Last Quarter	43%	22.7 days	01:30	10:35
20	Last Quarter	33%	23.7 days	02:50	11:00
21	Waning Crescent	23%	24.7 days	04:05	11:33
22	Waning Crescent	15%	25.7 days	05:12	12:16
23	Waning Crescent	9%	26.7 days	06:08	13:11
24	Waning Crescent	4%	27.7 days	06:50	14:15
25	New Moon	1%	28.7 days	07:22	15:25
26	New Moon	0%	29.7 days	07:46	16:37
27	New Moon	1%	0.9 days	08:04	17:47
28	New Moon	3%	1.9 days	08:19	18:57
29	Waxing Crescent	7%	2.9 days	08:31	20:06
30	Waxing Crescent	13%	3.9 days	08:43	21:14
31	Waxing Crescent	20%	4.9 days	08:55	22:23

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in January 2028

Wolf Moon

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

Exact instant: 12 January 2028 at 04:03 GMT
Brown lunation: 1299
Distance: 360,257 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 2028-01-12, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	16:49	08:20
Cardiff	17:02	08:33
Belfast	16:58	09:00
Edinburgh	16:38	08:58
Lerwick	15:59	09:21

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.

1–4, 27–31 1/2028

Sowing

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

5–11 1/2028

Planting

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

12–18 1/2028

Harvesting

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

19–26 1/2028

Pruning

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

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