Waxing · 75.4% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on January 28, 2026Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.4% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
366,897 km227,979 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 28, 2026 is on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 22:09 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 19:52 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 26, 2026 | 04:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, February 1, 2026 | 22:09 |
The Moon around January 28
More about this date
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 18, 2026 to the new moon of February 17, 2026, a cycle of 29.67 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.