Waning · 5.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 00°
Moon age
27.4days
Moon phase on January 16, 2026Waning Crescent
On Friday, January 16, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.3% of its visible face lit, 27.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.3%Illumination at noon UTC
27.4 dMoon age
402,066 km249,832 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (0°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 2026 is on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 10:03 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 19:52 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 10, 2026 | 15:49 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, January 18, 2026 | 19:52 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Friday, January 16, 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.