moon .5deg.comJanuary 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Waitara, New Zealand (Taranaki, New Plymouth 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 (Waitara 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 | 18:49 | 03:01 | 91.3% | 363383 km |
| 02 | Friday | 20:02 | 03:53 | 96.9% | 364444 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 21:04 | 04:58 | 99.7% | 366660 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 21:53 | 06:12 | 99.6% | 369897 km |
| 05 | Monday | 22:31 | 07:30 | 96.7% | 373951 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 23:01 | 08:45 | 91.5% | 378570 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 23:27 | 09:57 | 84.3% | 383470 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 23:50 | 11:04 | 75.9% | 388363 km |
| 09 | Friday | 00:00 | 12:08 | 66.6% | 392982 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 00:11 | 13:10 | 56.9% | 397094 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 00:33 | 14:11 | 47.2% | 400512 km |
| 12 | Monday | 00:56 | 15:12 | 37.8% | 403101 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 01:22 | 16:14 | 28.9% | 404773 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 01:53 | 17:16 | 20.8% | 405480 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 02:29 | 18:15 | 13.7% | 405210 km |
| 16 | Friday | 03:13 | 19:10 | 7.8% | 403982 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 04:04 | 19:59 | 3.4% | 401844 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 05:03 | 20:41 | 0.8% | 398879 km |
| 19 | Monday | 06:07 | 21:16 | 0% | 395201 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 07:13 | 21:46 | 1.3% | 390965 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 08:19 | 22:12 | 4.6% | 386360 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 09:26 | 22:36 | 10% | 381607 km |
| 23 | Friday | 10:32 | 22:59 | 17.3% | 376951 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 11:40 | 23:23 | 26.2% | 372643 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 12:48 | 23:49 | 36.4% | 368929 km |
| 26 | Monday | 14:00 | 00:00 | 47.4% | 366027 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 15:15 | 00:18 | 58.8% | 364115 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 16:31 | 00:55 | 69.8% | 363317 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 17:44 | 01:41 | 79.9% | 363692 km |
| 30 | Friday | 18:48 | 02:38 | 88.4% | 365227 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 19:42 | 03:47 | 94.8% | 367837 km |