moon .5deg.comJanuary 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Avarua, Cook Islands (Rarotonga). This month starts with moon illumination of 94.1% (01. January, 00:00) and ends with 99.7% (31. January, 23:59). Full moon (Avarua Local time): • 2026-01-03, 00:04
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:
363 327 km225 761 mi -
405 470 km251 947 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 | 18:15 | 04:01 | 96.7% | 364376 km |
| 02 | Friday | 19:20 | 05:07 | 99.6% | 366547 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 20:18 | 06:16 | 99.7% | 369744 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 21:07 | 07:25 | 96.9% | 373769 km |
| 05 | Monday | 21:50 | 08:29 | 91.7% | 378370 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 22:26 | 09:30 | 84.7% | 383264 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 23:00 | 10:25 | 76.2% | 388163 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 23:33 | 11:18 | 67% | 392799 km |
| 09 | Friday | 00:00 | 12:09 | 57.3% | 396935 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 00:04 | 13:00 | 47.6% | 400385 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 00:37 | 13:51 | 38.2% | 403011 km |
| 12 | Monday | 01:12 | 14:44 | 29.3% | 404723 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 01:51 | 15:38 | 21.1% | 405470 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 02:33 | 16:31 | 13.9% | 405241 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 03:21 | 17:26 | 8% | 404052 km |
| 16 | Friday | 04:13 | 18:16 | 3.6% | 401951 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 05:09 | 19:05 | 0.9% | 399017 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 06:05 | 19:49 | 0% | 395367 km |
| 19 | Monday | 07:02 | 20:28 | 1.2% | 391150 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 07:59 | 21:05 | 4.4% | 386556 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 08:54 | 21:40 | 9.7% | 381805 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 09:49 | 22:14 | 16.9% | 377140 km |
| 23 | Friday | 10:44 | 22:49 | 25.8% | 372813 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 11:41 | 23:26 | 36% | 369069 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 12:40 | 00:00 | 47% | 366129 km |
| 26 | Monday | 13:44 | 00:07 | 58.3% | 364173 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 14:50 | 00:53 | 69.3% | 363327 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 15:57 | 01:47 | 79.5% | 363653 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 17:03 | 02:48 | 88.1% | 365141 km |
| 30 | Friday | 18:02 | 03:54 | 94.6% | 367709 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 18:55 | 05:02 | 98.6% | 371208 km |