Moon Phases in Edinburgh
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January2024
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Moonrise
- 14:23
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 12.2 days
- Moonset
- 08:02
- Illumination
- 93%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-02-02
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-01-31
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Day Length
- 8h 38m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Mon | 21:58 | 11:28 | Waning Gibbous | 77% | 19.5 days | 397819 km |
| Jan 2 Tue | 23:13 | 11:33 | Last Quarter | 67% | 20.5 days | 401215 km |
| Jan 3 Wed | - | 11:38 | Last Quarter | 57% | 21.5 days | 403448 km |
| Jan 4 Thu | 00:28 | 11:43 | Last Quarter | 46% | 22.5 days | 404347 km |
| Jan 5 Fri | 01:46 | 11:48 | Last Quarter | 36% | 23.5 days | 403867 km |
| Jan 6 Sat | 03:07 | 11:56 | Waning Crescent | 26% | 24.5 days | 402092 km |
| Jan 7 Sun | 04:33 | 12:07 | Waning Crescent | 17% | 25.5 days | 399223 km |
| Jan 8 Mon | 06:04 | 12:26 | Waning Crescent | 10% | 26.5 days | 395541 km |
| Jan 9 Tue | 07:33 | 13:00 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.5 days | 391376 km |
| Jan 10 Wed | 08:46 | 13:57 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.5 days | 387058 km |
| Jan 11 Thu | 09:35 | 15:21 | New Moon | 0% | 29.5 days | 382887 km |
| Jan 12 Fri | 10:03 | 17:01 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | 1 days | 379109 km |
| Jan 13 Sat | 10:20 | 18:44 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | 2 days | 375899 km |
| Jan 14 Sun | 10:31 | 20:24 | Waxing Crescent | 10% | 3 days | 373366 km |
| Jan 15 Mon | 10:39 | 21:59 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 371556 km |
| Jan 16 Tue | 10:46 | 23:32 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 370470 km |
| Jan 17 Wed | 10:53 | - | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 370073 km |
| Jan 18 Thu | 11:00 | 01:03 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 370316 km |
| Jan 19 Fri | 11:10 | 02:34 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 371142 km |
| Jan 20 Sat | 11:24 | 04:05 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 372501 km |
| Jan 21 Sun | 11:45 | 05:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 374351 km |
| Jan 22 Mon | 12:19 | 06:54 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 376660 km |
| Jan 23 Tue | 13:12 | 07:56 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 12 days | 379400 km |
| Jan 24 Wed | 14:22 | 08:37 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 382532 km |
| Jan 25 Thu | 15:43 | 09:03 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 385994 km |
| Jan 26 Fri | 17:05 | 09:19 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 389681 km |
| Jan 27 Sat | 18:25 | 09:29 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 393432 km |
| Jan 28 Sun | 19:43 | 09:36 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 397033 km |
| Jan 29 Mon | 20:58 | 09:42 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 400217 km |
| Jan 30 Tue | 22:13 | 09:47 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 402697 km |
| Jan 31 Wed | 23:29 | 09:51 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 404195 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.