| Current Time: | Jan 17, 2026 at 1:04:30 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 216° Southwest |
| Moon Altitude: | -10.4° |
| Moon Distance: | 247,611 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Jan 18, 2026, 12:51 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Feb 1, 2026, 3:09 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Kugaaruk, January 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 9:48 pm | (49.1°) | 223,956 | 97.6% | |||
| 2 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 10:54 pm | (48.2°) | 224,868 | 99.8% | |||
 3 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 11:58 pm | (45.3°) | 226,898 | 98.8% | |||
| 4 | - | - | - | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| 5 | - | 10:52 am | ↑ (326°) | 4:14 pm | ↑ (39°) | 12:55 am | (40.7°) | 229,864 | 95.0% | |
| 6 | - | 10:16 am | ↑ (305°) | 6:33 pm | ↑ (61°) | 1:47 am | (35.0°) | 233,454 | 88.7% | |
| 7 | - | 9:52 am | ↑ (287°) | 8:31 pm | ↑ (80°) | 2:35 am | (28.8°) | 237,348 | 80.7% | |
| 8 | - | 9:31 am | ↑ (271°) | 10:21 pm | ↑ (98°) | 3:18 am | (22.5°) | 241,194 | 71.6% | |
| 9 | - | 9:11 am | ↑ (254°) | - | 4:00 am | (16.4°) | 244,710 | 61.8% | ||
 10 | 12:11 am | ↑ (116°) | 8:48 am | ↑ (238°) | - | 4:42 am | (10.5°) | 247,653 | 51.8% | |
| 11 | 2:08 am | ↑ (134°) | 8:19 am | ↑ (221°) | - | 5:23 am | (5.3°) | 249,877 | 41.9% | |
| 12 | 4:32 am | ↑ (158°) | 7:25 am | ↑ (198°) | - | 6:07 am | (0.9°) | 251,294 | 32.5% | |
| 13 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 6:53 am | (-2.7°) | 251,898 | 23.8% | |||
| 14 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 7:41 am | (-6.0°) | 251,740 | 16.1% | |||
| 15 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 8:32 am | (-7.5°) | 250,918 | 9.6% | |||
| 16 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 9:25 am | (-7.6°) | 249,565 | 4.6% | |||
| 17 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 10:17 am | (-6.2°) | 247,825 | 1.3% | |||
 18 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 11:09 am | (-3.0°) | 245,844 | 0.1% | |||
| 19 | 10:35 am | ↑ (161°) | 1:40 pm | ↑ (203°) | - | 11:58 am | (1.0°) | 243,734 | 1.0% | |
| 20 | 9:40 am | ↑ (137°) | 4:12 pm | ↑ (228°) | - | 12:45 pm | (5.9°) | 241,588 | 4.1% | |
| 21 | 9:11 am | ↑ (119°) | 6:17 pm | ↑ (248°) | - | 1:31 pm | (11.7°) | 239,452 | 9.4% | |
| 22 | 8:48 am | ↑ (101°) | 8:14 pm | ↑ (267°) | - | 2:15 pm | (18.0°) | 237,354 | 16.7% | |
| 23 | 8:27 am | ↑ (84°) | 10:12 pm | ↑ (286°) | - | 3:00 pm | (24.6°) | 235,300 | 25.8% | |
| 24 | 8:04 am | ↑ (67°) | - | - | 3:46 pm | (31.1°) | 233,315 | 36.3% | ||
 25 | - | 12:20 am | ↑ (306°) | 7:36 am | ↑ (48°) | 4:36 pm | (37.2°) | 231,441 | 47.7% | |
| 26 | - | 2:55 am | ↑ (331°) | 6:48 am | ↑ (24°) | 5:29 pm | (42.5°) | 229,765 | 59.4% | |
| 27 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 6:28 pm | (46.6°) | 228,415 | 70.8% | |||
| 28 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 7:30 pm | (48.8°) | 227,559 | 81.2% | |||
| 29 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 8:35 pm | (49.0°) | 227,363 | 89.8% | |||
| 30 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 9:39 pm | (47.0°) | 227,954 | 95.9% | |||
| 31 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 10:38 pm | (43.2°) | 229,382 | 99.3% | |||
| * All times are local time for Kugaaruk. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red. | ||||||||||
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