| Current Time: | Jan 17, 2026 at 6:04:54 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 119° Southeast |
| Moon Altitude: | -7.0° |
| Moon Distance: | 248,285 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Jan 18, 2026, 2:51 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Feb 1, 2026, 5:09 pm |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 6:41 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Wilmington, NC Metro Area, January 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 5:34 am | ↑ (304°) | 3:13 pm | ↑ (55°) | 10:58 pm | (83.7°) | 223,946 | 97.5% | |
| 2 | - | 6:44 am | ↑ (305°) | 4:20 pm | ↑ (56°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 3 | - | 7:44 am | ↑ (303°) | 5:33 pm | ↑ (58°) | 12:04 am | (82.9°) | 224,820 | 99.8% | |
| 4 | - | 8:34 am | ↑ (299°) | 6:47 pm | ↑ (64°) | 1:08 am | (80.0°) | 226,815 | 98.9% | |
| 5 | - | 9:14 am | ↑ (293°) | 7:59 pm | ↑ (70°) | 2:06 am | (75.4°) | 229,754 | 95.1% | |
| 6 | - | 9:47 am | ↑ (286°) | 9:06 pm | ↑ (78°) | 2:58 am | (69.7°) | 233,328 | 89.0% | |
| 7 | - | 10:15 am | ↑ (278°) | 10:09 pm | ↑ (86°) | 3:45 am | (63.5°) | 237,217 | 81.0% | |
| 8 | - | 10:41 am | ↑ (271°) | 11:09 pm | ↑ (93°) | 4:29 am | (57.2°) | 241,071 | 71.9% | |
| 9 | - | 11:05 am | ↑ (263°) | - | 5:11 am | (50.9°) | 244,601 | 62.1% | ||
 10 | 12:07 am | ↑ (101°) | 11:30 am | ↑ (256°) | - | 5:52 am | (45.0°) | 247,566 | 52.1% | |
| 11 | 1:05 am | ↑ (107°) | 11:57 am | ↑ (250°) | - | 6:34 am | (39.6°) | 249,816 | 42.3% | |
| 12 | 2:03 am | ↑ (113°) | 12:26 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 7:18 am | (34.9°) | 251,260 | 32.8% | |
| 13 | 3:02 am | ↑ (118°) | 1:00 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 8:04 am | (31.1°) | 251,891 | 24.1% | |
| 14 | 4:01 am | ↑ (122°) | 1:40 pm | ↑ (237°) | - | 8:52 am | (28.3°) | 251,757 | 16.3% | |
| 15 | 4:59 am | ↑ (125°) | 2:26 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 9:43 am | (26.7°) | 250,954 | 9.8% | |
| 16 | 5:52 am | ↑ (125°) | 3:19 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 10:35 am | (26.6°) | 249,617 | 4.7% | |
| 17 | 6:41 am | ↑ (124°) | 4:18 pm | ↑ (237°) | - | 11:28 am | (28.0°) | 247,888 | 1.4% | |
 18 | 7:23 am | ↑ (121°) | 5:20 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 12:19 pm | (30.7°) | 245,913 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | 8:00 am | ↑ (116°) | 6:24 pm | ↑ (247°) | - | 1:09 pm | (34.8°) | 243,805 | 0.9% | |
| 20 | 8:32 am | ↑ (110°) | 7:27 pm | ↑ (253°) | - | 1:56 pm | (39.9°) | 241,659 | 4.0% | |
| 21 | 9:01 am | ↑ (103°) | 8:30 pm | ↑ (261°) | - | 2:41 pm | (45.8°) | 239,523 | 9.2% | |
| 22 | 9:28 am | ↑ (95°) | 9:33 pm | ↑ (268°) | - | 3:26 pm | (52.2°) | 237,423 | 16.4% | |
| 23 | 9:54 am | ↑ (88°) | 10:37 pm | ↑ (277°) | - | 4:11 pm | (58.8°) | 235,367 | 25.5% | |
| 24 | 10:21 am | ↑ (80°) | 11:43 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 4:57 pm | (65.4°) | 233,379 | 35.9% | |
 25 | 10:51 am | ↑ (72°) | - | - | 5:46 pm | (71.6°) | 231,500 | 47.3% | ||
| 26 | - | 12:51 am | ↑ (292°) | 11:26 am | ↑ (65°) | 6:40 pm | (77.0°) | 229,816 | 59.0% | |
| 27 | - | 2:03 am | ↑ (298°) | 12:08 pm | ↑ (60°) | 7:38 pm | (81.1°) | 228,452 | 70.5% | |
| 28 | - | 3:16 am | ↑ (303°) | 12:58 pm | ↑ (56°) | 8:41 pm | (83.4°) | 227,578 | 80.9% | |
| 29 | - | 4:26 am | ↑ (305°) | 1:59 pm | ↑ (55°) | 9:45 pm | (83.7°) | 227,357 | 89.5% | |
| 30 | - | 5:29 am | ↑ (304°) | 3:08 pm | ↑ (57°) | 10:49 pm | (81.7°) | 227,921 | 95.8% | |
| 31 | - | 6:22 am | ↑ (301°) | 4:22 pm | ↑ (61°) | 11:49 pm | (77.9°) | 229,322 | 99.2% | |
| * All times are local time for Wilmington, NC Metro Area. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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