Moon Phases in Cairns
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1900
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Moonrise
- 09:19
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 4.1 days
- Moonset
- 21:14
- Illumination
- 18%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-21
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Day Length
- 12h 35m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Mon | 05:06 | 18:34 | New Moon | 0% | 29.4 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 2 Tue | 06:09 | 19:30 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 0.9 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 3 Wed | 07:13 | 20:21 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 1.9 days | 365183 km |
| Jan 4 Thu | 08:16 | 21:09 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.9 days | 370308 km |
| Jan 5 Fri | 09:17 | 21:55 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.9 days | 376250 km |
| Jan 6 Sat | 10:16 | 22:38 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | 4.9 days | 382518 km |
| Jan 7 Sun | 11:14 | 23:22 | First Quarter | 35% | 5.9 days | 388620 km |
| Jan 8 Mon | 12:11 | - | First Quarter | 45% | 6.9 days | 394116 km |
| Jan 9 Tue | 13:08 | 00:05 | First Quarter | 56% | 7.9 days | 398669 km |
| Jan 10 Wed | 14:06 | 00:51 | First Quarter | 66% | 8.9 days | 402070 km |
| Jan 11 Thu | 15:03 | 01:40 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 9.9 days | 404251 km |
| Jan 12 Fri | 15:58 | 02:30 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.9 days | 405264 km |
| Jan 13 Sat | 16:52 | 03:23 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.9 days | 405254 km |
| Jan 14 Sun | 17:42 | 04:16 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.9 days | 404409 km |
| Jan 15 Mon | 18:28 | 05:10 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.9 days | 402918 km |
| Jan 16 Tue | 19:11 | 06:02 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.9 days | 400933 km |
| Jan 17 Wed | 19:51 | 06:53 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.9 days | 398548 km |
| Jan 18 Thu | 20:28 | 07:42 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.9 days | 395803 km |
| Jan 19 Fri | 21:03 | 08:30 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 17.9 days | 392696 km |
| Jan 20 Sat | 21:38 | 09:17 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.9 days | 389221 km |
| Jan 21 Sun | 22:13 | 10:04 | Waning Gibbous | 73% | 19.9 days | 385399 km |
| Jan 22 Mon | 22:49 | 10:51 | Last Quarter | 63% | 20.9 days | 381305 km |
| Jan 23 Tue | 23:29 | 11:40 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.9 days | 377087 km |
| Jan 24 Wed | - | 12:30 | Last Quarter | 42% | 22.9 days | 372965 km |
| Jan 25 Thu | 00:10 | 13:24 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.9 days | 369216 km |
| Jan 26 Fri | 00:57 | 14:19 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 24.9 days | 366143 km |
| Jan 27 Sat | 01:49 | 15:17 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 25.9 days | 364039 km |
| Jan 28 Sun | 02:46 | 16:15 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.9 days | 363151 km |
| Jan 29 Mon | 03:48 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.9 days | 363638 km |
| Jan 30 Tue | 04:51 | 18:06 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 28.9 days | 365550 km |
| Jan 31 Wed | 05:56 | 18:57 | New Moon | 0% | 0.4 days | 368809 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.