moon .5deg.comJanuary 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Byron Bay, Australia (New South Wales, Byron Shire). This month starts with moon illumination of 88.2% (01. January, 00:00) and ends with 97.4% (31. January, 23:59). Full moon (Byron Bay Local time): • 2026-01-03, 21:04
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (January 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 303 km225 746 mi -
405 495 km251 963 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Thursday | 17:42 | 02:57 | 91.8% | 363426 km |
| 02 | Friday | 18:52 | 03:55 | 97.2% | 364586 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 19:55 | 05:01 | 99.8% | 366894 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 20:48 | 06:12 | 99.5% | 370207 km |
| 05 | Monday | 21:33 | 07:24 | 96.4% | 374318 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 22:10 | 08:32 | 90.9% | 378971 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 22:42 | 09:36 | 83.7% | 383881 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 23:12 | 10:36 | 75.1% | 388762 km |
| 09 | Friday | 23:40 | 11:33 | 65.8% | 393347 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 00:00 | 12:27 | 56.1% | 397407 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 00:08 | 13:22 | 46.4% | 400761 km |
| 12 | Monday | 00:37 | 14:17 | 37% | 403277 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 01:10 | 15:13 | 28.2% | 404870 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 01:46 | 16:09 | 20.1% | 405495 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 02:26 | 17:06 | 13.1% | 405144 km |
| 16 | Friday | 03:14 | 17:59 | 7.4% | 403838 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 04:06 | 18:50 | 3.2% | 401627 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 05:03 | 19:35 | 0.6% | 398598 km |
| 19 | Monday | 06:02 | 20:15 | 0% | 394867 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 07:03 | 20:51 | 1.5% | 390592 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 08:03 | 21:24 | 5% | 385966 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 09:02 | 21:54 | 10.5% | 381212 km |
| 23 | Friday | 10:01 | 22:24 | 18% | 376575 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 11:01 | 22:55 | 27% | 372308 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 12:02 | 23:28 | 37.3% | 368653 km |
| 26 | Monday | 13:07 | 00:00 | 48.4% | 365827 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 14:14 | 00:05 | 59.7% | 364005 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 15:25 | 00:49 | 70.7% | 363303 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 16:33 | 01:41 | 80.6% | 363776 km |
| 30 | Friday | 17:38 | 02:41 | 89% | 365405 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 18:34 | 03:49 | 95.2% | 368099 km |