| Current Time: | Jan 18, 2026 at 8:27:28 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 234° Southwest |
| Moon Altitude: | -19.1° |
| Moon Distance: | 245,402 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Feb 1, 2026, 7:09 pm |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 9:01 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 5:54 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rio de Janeiro, January 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 2:50 am | ↑ (300°) | 5:11 pm | ↑ (59°) | 10:32 pm | (38.1°) | 223,924 | 97.1% | |
| 2 | - | 3:53 am | ↑ (301°) | 6:18 pm | ↑ (59°) | 11:39 pm | (38.6°) | 224,685 | 99.7% | |
 3 | - | 5:02 am | ↑ (300°) | 7:18 pm | ↑ (62°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 4 | - | 6:12 am | ↑ (296°) | 8:09 pm | ↑ (66°) | 12:43 am | (41.3°) | 226,578 | 99.1% | |
| 5 | - | 7:19 am | ↑ (291°) | 8:52 pm | ↑ (72°) | 1:42 am | (45.8°) | 229,437 | 95.6% | |
| 6 | - | 8:22 am | ↑ (285°) | 9:30 pm | ↑ (79°) | 2:34 am | (51.4°) | 232,964 | 89.6% | |
| 7 | - | 9:20 am | ↑ (278°) | 10:03 pm | ↑ (85°) | 3:22 am | (57.6°) | 236,838 | 81.8% | |
| 8 | - | 10:14 am | ↑ (271°) | 10:35 pm | ↑ (92°) | 4:06 am | (63.9°) | 240,709 | 72.8% | |
| 9 | - | 11:07 am | ↑ (265°) | 11:06 pm | ↑ (99°) | 4:48 am | (70.2°) | 244,283 | 63.1% | |
 10 | - | 11:59 am | ↑ (258°) | 11:37 pm | ↑ (105°) | 5:30 am | (76.2°) | 247,309 | 53.1% | |
| 11 | - | 12:51 pm | ↑ (252°) | - | 6:11 am | (81.7°) | 249,633 | 43.2% | ||
| 12 | 12:11 am | ↑ (110°) | 1:43 pm | ↑ (247°) | - | 6:55 am | (86.5°) | 251,157 | 33.7% | |
| 13 | 12:47 am | ↑ (114°) | 2:37 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 7:40 am | (89.5°) | 251,865 | 24.9% | |
| 14 | 1:28 am | ↑ (118°) | 3:32 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 8:28 am | (86.6°) | 251,801 | 17.0% | |
| 15 | 2:14 am | ↑ (120°) | 4:26 pm | ↑ (239°) | - | 9:19 am | (84.9°) | 251,057 | 10.3% | |
| 16 | 3:04 am | ↑ (121°) | 5:18 pm | ↑ (239°) | - | 10:12 am | (84.7°) | 249,765 | 5.1% | |
| 17 | 3:59 am | ↑ (120°) | 6:07 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 11:04 am | (85.9°) | 248,067 | 1.7% | |
 18 | 4:56 am | ↑ (118°) | 6:52 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 11:56 am | (88.6°) | 246,110 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | 5:54 am | ↑ (114°) | 7:32 pm | ↑ (249°) | - | 12:45 pm | (87.5°) | 244,011 | 0.8% | |
| 20 | 6:51 am | ↑ (108°) | 8:09 pm | ↑ (255°) | - | 1:33 pm | (82.4°) | 241,866 | 3.6% | |
| 21 | 7:48 am | ↑ (102°) | 8:43 pm | ↑ (261°) | - | 2:18 pm | (76.6°) | 239,727 | 8.6% | |
| 22 | 8:43 am | ↑ (95°) | 9:17 pm | ↑ (268°) | - | 3:03 pm | (70.2°) | 237,624 | 15.7% | |
| 23 | 9:39 am | ↑ (88°) | 9:50 pm | ↑ (275°) | - | 3:47 pm | (63.5°) | 235,563 | 24.5% | |
| 24 | 10:37 am | ↑ (81°) | 10:25 pm | ↑ (282°) | - | 4:34 pm | (56.9°) | 233,567 | 34.9% | |
| 25 | 11:36 am | ↑ (74°) | 11:04 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 5:22 pm | (50.6°) | 231,674 | 46.2% | |
 26 | 12:39 pm | ↑ (68°) | 11:47 pm | ↑ (294°) | - | 6:15 pm | (45.2°) | 229,967 | 57.9% | |
| 27 | 1:46 pm | ↑ (63°) | - | - | 7:13 pm | (41.0°) | 228,565 | 69.4% | ||
| 28 | - | 12:38 am | ↑ (299°) | 2:54 pm | ↑ (60°) | 8:16 pm | (38.4°) | 227,636 | 79.9% | |
| 29 | - | 1:36 am | ↑ (301°) | 4:00 pm | ↑ (59°) | 9:20 pm | (38.0°) | 227,346 | 88.8% | |
| 30 | - | 2:41 am | ↑ (301°) | 5:02 pm | ↑ (60°) | 10:24 pm | (39.7°) | 227,831 | 95.3% | |
| 31 | - | 3:49 am | ↑ (298°) | 5:56 pm | ↑ (64°) | 11:24 pm | (43.4°) | 229,151 | 99.0% | |
| * All times are local time for Rio de Janeiro. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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