| Current Time: | Jan 22, 2026 at 10:54:34 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 280° West |
| Moon Altitude: | -17.0° |
| Moon Distance: | 236,622 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Feb 1, 2026, 3:09 pm |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 5:01 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 9:52 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Las Cruces, January 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 5:28 am | ↑ (303°) | 3:20 pm | ↑ (56°) | 10:59 pm | (85.9°) | 223,973 | 97.8% | |
| 2 | - | 6:38 am | ↑ (304°) | 4:28 pm | ↑ (57°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 3 | - | 7:38 am | ↑ (302°) | 5:41 pm | ↑ (60°) | 12:05 am | (84.9°) | 224,940 | 99.8% | |
| 4 | - | 8:27 am | ↑ (298°) | 6:54 pm | ↑ (65°) | 1:08 am | (81.8°) | 227,018 | 98.7% | |
| 5 | - | 9:08 am | ↑ (292°) | 8:04 pm | ↑ (71°) | 2:06 am | (77.1°) | 230,021 | 94.7% | |
| 6 | - | 9:42 am | ↑ (285°) | 9:09 pm | ↑ (79°) | 2:58 am | (71.4°) | 233,633 | 88.4% | |
| 7 | - | 10:11 am | ↑ (277°) | 10:10 pm | ↑ (86°) | 3:44 am | (65.2°) | 237,532 | 80.3% | |
| 8 | - | 10:38 am | ↑ (270°) | 11:08 pm | ↑ (94°) | 4:28 am | (58.8°) | 241,369 | 71.1% | |
| 9 | - | 11:04 am | ↑ (263°) | - | 5:10 am | (52.6°) | 244,863 | 61.3% | ||
 10 | 12:05 am | ↑ (101°) | 11:30 am | ↑ (256°) | - | 5:51 am | (46.7°) | 247,774 | 51.3% | |
| 11 | 1:02 am | ↑ (107°) | 11:58 am | ↑ (250°) | - | 6:33 am | (41.4°) | 249,962 | 41.5% | |
| 12 | 1:59 am | ↑ (113°) | 12:29 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 7:17 am | (36.7°) | 251,341 | 32.1% | |
| 13 | 2:57 am | ↑ (118°) | 1:05 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 8:03 am | (32.9°) | 251,907 | 23.4% | |
| 14 | 3:55 am | ↑ (122°) | 1:46 pm | ↑ (237°) | - | 8:52 am | (30.2°) | 251,716 | 15.7% | |
| 15 | 4:52 am | ↑ (124°) | 2:33 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 9:43 am | (28.8°) | 250,865 | 9.3% | |
| 16 | 5:45 am | ↑ (124°) | 3:27 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 10:35 am | (28.8°) | 249,490 | 4.4% | |
| 17 | 6:33 am | ↑ (123°) | 4:25 pm | ↑ (238°) | - | 11:28 am | (30.3°) | 247,736 | 1.2% | |
 18 | 7:16 am | ↑ (119°) | 5:26 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 12:19 pm | (33.2°) | 245,747 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | 7:54 am | ↑ (115°) | 6:29 pm | ↑ (248°) | - | 1:08 pm | (37.3°) | 243,634 | 1.1% | |
| 20 | 8:27 am | ↑ (109°) | 7:31 pm | ↑ (254°) | - | 1:55 pm | (42.5°) | 241,487 | 4.3% | |
| 21 | 8:57 am | ↑ (102°) | 8:32 pm | ↑ (261°) | - | 2:41 pm | (48.4°) | 239,353 | 9.7% | |
| 22 | 9:25 am | ↑ (95°) | 9:34 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 3:25 pm | (54.9°) | 237,256 | 17.1% | |
| 23 | 9:52 am | ↑ (87°) | 10:36 pm | ↑ (277°) | - | 4:10 pm | (61.5°) | 235,205 | 26.3% | |
| 24 | 10:21 am | ↑ (79°) | 11:41 pm | ↑ (285°) | - | 4:56 pm | (68.1°) | 233,223 | 36.8% | |
 25 | 10:53 am | ↑ (72°) | - | - | 5:46 pm | (74.2°) | 231,357 | 48.2% | ||
| 26 | - | 12:48 am | ↑ (292°) | 11:29 am | ↑ (65°) | 6:40 pm | (79.5°) | 229,692 | 60.0% | |
| 27 | - | 1:59 am | ↑ (298°) | 12:13 pm | ↑ (60°) | 7:38 pm | (83.5°) | 228,362 | 71.4% | |
| 28 | - | 3:10 am | ↑ (302°) | 1:05 pm | ↑ (57°) | 8:41 pm | (85.7°) | 227,534 | 81.6% | |
| 29 | - | 4:20 am | ↑ (304°) | 2:07 pm | ↑ (56°) | 9:46 pm | (85.7°) | 227,372 | 90.1% | |
| 30 | - | 5:22 am | ↑ (303°) | 3:17 pm | ↑ (58°) | 10:49 pm | (83.6°) | 228,003 | 96.1% | |
| 31 | - | 6:16 am | ↑ (300°) | 4:29 pm | ↑ (62°) | 11:49 pm | (79.7°) | 229,469 | 99.4% | |
| * All times are local time for Las Cruces. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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