moon .5deg.comJanuary 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Tarawa, Kiribati (Gilbert Islands). This month starts with moon illumination of 87.9% (01. January, 00:00) and ends with 97.3% (31. January, 23:59). Full moon (Tarawa Local time): • 2026-01-03, 22:04
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:
363 309 km225 750 mi -
405 489 km251 959 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 | 16:10 | 03:42 | 91.5% | 363403 km |
| 02 | Friday | 17:16 | 04:47 | 97% | 364514 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 18:22 | 05:54 | 99.7% | 366776 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 19:26 | 06:59 | 99.5% | 370051 km |
| 05 | Monday | 20:24 | 07:59 | 96.6% | 374134 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 21:17 | 08:53 | 91.2% | 378770 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 22:04 | 09:42 | 84% | 383676 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 22:49 | 10:27 | 75.5% | 388563 km |
| 09 | Friday | 23:32 | 11:09 | 66.2% | 393165 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 00:00 | 11:50 | 56.5% | 397251 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 00:13 | 12:30 | 46.8% | 400637 km |
| 12 | Monday | 00:55 | 13:13 | 37.4% | 403190 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 01:40 | 13:57 | 28.5% | 404822 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 02:26 | 14:44 | 20.5% | 405489 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 03:15 | 15:34 | 13.4% | 405178 km |
| 16 | Friday | 04:06 | 16:25 | 7.6% | 403911 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 04:59 | 17:18 | 3.3% | 401737 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 05:51 | 18:10 | 0.7% | 398739 km |
| 19 | Monday | 06:42 | 19:01 | 0% | 395035 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 07:31 | 19:50 | 1.4% | 390779 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 08:17 | 20:36 | 4.8% | 386163 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 09:02 | 21:22 | 10.2% | 381409 km |
| 23 | Friday | 09:46 | 22:07 | 17.6% | 376763 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 10:30 | 22:53 | 26.6% | 372475 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 11:16 | 23:42 | 36.8% | 368790 km |
| 26 | Monday | 12:05 | 00:00 | 47.9% | 365926 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 12:58 | 00:33 | 59.2% | 364059 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 13:56 | 01:30 | 70.2% | 363309 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 14:58 | 02:31 | 80.3% | 363733 km |
| 30 | Friday | 16:03 | 03:36 | 88.7% | 365315 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 17:07 | 04:40 | 95% | 367967 km |