moon .5deg.comJanuary 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Kainantu, Papua New Guinea (Eastern Highlands). This month starts with moon illumination of 88.5% (01. January, 00:00) and ends with 97.6% (31. January, 23:59). Full moon (Kainantu 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 | 16:19 | 03:20 | 92.1% | 363450 km |
| 02 | Friday | 17:27 | 04:23 | 97.4% | 364660 km |
| 03 | Saturday | 18:32 | 05:31 | 99.8% | 367013 km |
| 04 | Sunday | 19:34 | 06:37 | 99.4% | 370364 km |
| 05 | Monday | 20:28 | 07:39 | 96.2% | 374503 km |
| 06 | Tuesday | 21:17 | 08:36 | 90.7% | 379173 km |
| 07 | Wednesday | 22:01 | 09:28 | 83.3% | 384087 km |
| 08 | Thursday | 22:41 | 10:16 | 74.7% | 388961 km |
| 09 | Friday | 23:20 | 11:01 | 65.4% | 393528 km |
| 10 | Saturday | 23:59 | 11:46 | 55.7% | 397562 km |
| 11 | Sunday | 00:00 | 12:29 | 46% | 400883 km |
| 12 | Monday | 00:38 | 13:15 | 36.6% | 403362 km |
| 13 | Tuesday | 01:20 | 14:02 | 27.8% | 404915 km |
| 14 | Wednesday | 02:04 | 14:51 | 19.8% | 405500 km |
| 15 | Thursday | 02:51 | 15:43 | 12.9% | 405108 km |
| 16 | Friday | 03:42 | 16:35 | 7.2% | 403763 km |
| 17 | Saturday | 04:34 | 17:27 | 3% | 401517 km |
| 18 | Sunday | 05:28 | 18:18 | 0.6% | 398455 km |
| 19 | Monday | 06:20 | 19:06 | 0.1% | 394699 km |
| 20 | Tuesday | 07:12 | 19:52 | 1.6% | 390405 km |
| 21 | Wednesday | 08:01 | 20:35 | 5.2% | 385769 km |
| 22 | Thursday | 08:49 | 21:17 | 10.8% | 381014 km |
| 23 | Friday | 09:37 | 21:58 | 18.3% | 376388 km |
| 24 | Saturday | 10:24 | 22:41 | 27.4% | 372142 km |
| 25 | Sunday | 11:14 | 23:26 | 37.7% | 368517 km |
| 26 | Monday | 12:07 | 00:00 | 48.8% | 365730 km |
| 27 | Tuesday | 13:04 | 00:14 | 60.2% | 363952 km |
| 28 | Wednesday | 14:05 | 01:09 | 71.1% | 363299 km |
| 29 | Thursday | 15:09 | 02:08 | 81% | 363821 km |
| 30 | Friday | 16:13 | 03:12 | 89.3% | 365497 km |
| 31 | Saturday | 17:16 | 04:16 | 95.5% | 368232 km |