Moon Phases Calendar January 2026

Interactive moon phases tool

Ready to explore other moon phases? This tool shows the current moon phase and allows you to shift the phases and see how the moon is illuminated at each phase.

Credit: NASA

«January 2026»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
2
right
Friday, January 2nd, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
3
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026
Full Moon
4
Sunday, January 4th, 2026
Full Moon
5
right
Monday, January 5th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
6
right
Tuesday, January 6th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
7
right
Wednesday, January 7th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Thursday, January 8th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
9
right
Friday, January 9th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
10
right
Saturday, January 10th, 2026
Waning Gibbous
11
right
Sunday, January 11th, 2026
Last Quarter
12
left
right
Monday, January 12th, 2026
Waning Cresent
13
left
right
Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
Waning Cresent
14
left
right
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
Waning Cresent
15
left
right
Thursday, January 15th, 2026
Waning Cresent
16
left
right
Friday, January 16th, 2026
Waning Cresent
17
left
right
Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Waning Cresent
18
left
right
Sunday, January 18th, 2026
New Moon
19
left
right
Monday, January 19th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
20
left
right
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
21
left
right
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
Waxing Cresent
22
left
right
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026
Waxing Cresent
23
left
right
Friday, January 23rd, 2026
Waxing Cresent
24
left
right
Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Waxing Cresent
25
right
Sunday, January 25th, 2026
First Quarter
26
right
Monday, January 26th, 2026
First Quarter
27
right
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
28
right
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
29
right
Thursday, January 29th, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
30
right
Friday, January 30th, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
31
right
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

If you are interested in the phases of the moon or you like night sky screensavers, download the StarMessage screensaver for Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS (including Mojave and Catalina).
The screensaver displays the moon in its current moon phase, reminds you about the upcoming full moon dates, shows you the names of the full moon, and does much more.

 

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Diagram explaining the moon phases

This diagram shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and earth and explains how the different moon phases appear.

The visible part of the moon is the part of the moon's surface that gets hit by the sunlight. The rest of the moon disc is almost invisible.

The moon phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth on to the moon. It is the moon's own shadow at the part of its surface that is not hit by the sunlight.

In other words, the visible "sunny" part is made of the places where there is "day" on the moon and the shadow part is where there is "night".

Moon phases diagram explained. Sun, Earth, Moon

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.