moon .5deg.comJanuary 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Otaki, New Zealand (Wellington, Kapiti Coast District). This month starts with moon illumination of 87.6% (01. January, 00:00) and ends with 97.1% (31. January, 23:59). Full moon (Otaki Local time): • 2026-01-03, 23:04
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:
363 317 km225 755 mi -
405 480 km251 954 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 | 18:53 | 02:51 | 91.3% | 363383 km |
| 02 | Friday | 20:06 | 03:42 | 96.9% | 364444 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 21:07 | 04:47 | 99.7% | 366660 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 21:55 | 06:01 | 99.6% | 369897 km |
| 05 | Monday | 22:31 | 07:21 | 96.7% | 373951 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 23:01 | 08:37 | 91.5% | 378570 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 23:25 | 09:51 | 84.3% | 383470 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 23:47 | 10:59 | 75.9% | 388363 km |
| 09 | Friday | 00:00 | 12:05 | 66.6% | 392982 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 00:07 | 13:08 | 56.9% | 397094 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 00:27 | 14:10 | 47.2% | 400512 km |
| 12 | Monday | 00:49 | 15:13 | 37.8% | 403101 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 01:14 | 16:15 | 28.9% | 404773 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 01:43 | 17:18 | 20.8% | 405480 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 02:18 | 18:18 | 13.7% | 405210 km |
| 16 | Friday | 03:02 | 19:14 | 7.8% | 403982 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 03:53 | 20:02 | 3.4% | 401844 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 04:52 | 20:43 | 0.8% | 398879 km |
| 19 | Monday | 05:57 | 21:18 | 0% | 395201 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 07:04 | 21:46 | 1.3% | 390965 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 08:12 | 22:11 | 4.6% | 386360 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 09:21 | 22:33 | 10% | 381607 km |
| 23 | Friday | 10:28 | 22:55 | 17.3% | 376951 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 11:37 | 23:18 | 26.2% | 372643 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 12:47 | 23:42 | 36.4% | 368929 km |
| 26 | Monday | 14:00 | 00:00 | 47.4% | 366027 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 15:17 | 00:10 | 58.8% | 364115 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 16:33 | 00:45 | 69.8% | 363317 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 17:47 | 01:31 | 79.9% | 363692 km |
| 30 | Friday | 18:52 | 02:27 | 88.4% | 365227 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 19:45 | 03:36 | 94.8% | 367837 km |