moon .5deg.comJanuary 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Alotau, Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay). This month starts with moon illumination of 88.5% (01. January, 00:00) and ends with 97.6% (31. January, 23:59). Full moon (Alotau Local time): • 2026-01-03, 20:04
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:
363 299 km225 744 mi -
405 500 km251 966 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 | 16:09 | 02:53 | 92.1% | 363450 km |
| 02 | Friday | 17:17 | 03:55 | 97.4% | 364660 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 18:22 | 05:02 | 99.8% | 367013 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 19:22 | 06:09 | 99.4% | 370364 km |
| 05 | Monday | 20:15 | 07:13 | 96.2% | 374503 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 21:02 | 08:12 | 90.7% | 379173 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 21:44 | 09:06 | 83.3% | 384087 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 22:23 | 09:56 | 74.7% | 388961 km |
| 09 | Friday | 23:00 | 10:43 | 65.4% | 393528 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 23:37 | 11:29 | 55.7% | 397562 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 00:00 | 12:14 | 46% | 400883 km |
| 12 | Monday | 00:14 | 13:01 | 36.6% | 403362 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 00:54 | 13:50 | 27.8% | 404915 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 01:38 | 14:40 | 19.8% | 405500 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 02:24 | 15:33 | 12.9% | 405108 km |
| 16 | Friday | 03:14 | 16:25 | 7.2% | 403763 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 04:06 | 17:17 | 3% | 401517 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 05:00 | 18:07 | 0.6% | 398455 km |
| 19 | Monday | 05:54 | 18:54 | 0.1% | 394699 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 06:47 | 19:38 | 1.6% | 390405 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 07:38 | 20:19 | 5.2% | 385769 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 08:28 | 20:59 | 10.8% | 381014 km |
| 23 | Friday | 09:17 | 21:39 | 18.3% | 376388 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 10:07 | 22:19 | 27.4% | 372142 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 10:59 | 23:03 | 37.7% | 368517 km |
| 26 | Monday | 11:53 | 23:50 | 48.8% | 365730 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 12:51 | 00:00 | 60.2% | 363952 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 13:54 | 00:42 | 71.1% | 363299 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 14:59 | 01:40 | 81% | 363821 km |
| 30 | Friday | 16:04 | 02:43 | 89.3% | 365497 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 17:05 | 03:49 | 95.5% | 368232 km |