Waxing · 98.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on January 2, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, January 2, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
360,639 km224,091 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2026 is on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 10:03 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 01:44 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 27, 2025 | 19:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, January 3, 2026 | 10:03 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Friday, January 2, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 20, 2025 to the new moon of January 18, 2026, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.