Moon Phases in New Orleans
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1940
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-15
- Moonrise
- 04:50
- Phase
- New Moon
- Age of Moon
- 27.8 days
- Moonset
- 18:51
- Illumination
- 4%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-15
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Day Length
- 13h 42m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Mon | - | 11:22 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 373490 km |
| Jan 2 Tue | 00:10 | 12:02 | Last Quarter | 54% | 21.8 days | 371586 km |
| Jan 3 Wed | 01:12 | 12:44 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 370177 km |
| Jan 4 Thu | 02:13 | 13:28 | Last Quarter | 33% | 23.8 days | 369363 km |
| Jan 5 Fri | 03:13 | 14:14 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 369247 km |
| Jan 6 Sat | 04:11 | 15:04 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 369922 km |
| Jan 7 Sun | 05:06 | 15:55 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 371447 km |
| Jan 8 Mon | 05:57 | 16:49 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 373837 km |
| Jan 9 Tue | 06:44 | 17:44 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 377041 km |
| Jan 10 Wed | 07:27 | 18:37 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 380934 km |
| Jan 11 Thu | 08:06 | 19:31 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 385312 km |
| Jan 12 Fri | 08:42 | 20:23 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 389899 km |
| Jan 13 Sat | 09:17 | 21:16 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 394363 km |
| Jan 14 Sun | 09:49 | 22:07 | Waxing Crescent | 19% | 4.3 days | 398350 km |
| Jan 15 Mon | 10:22 | 22:58 | Waxing Crescent | 28% | 5.3 days | 401515 km |
| Jan 16 Tue | 10:55 | 23:51 | First Quarter | 38% | 6.3 days | 403570 km |
| Jan 17 Wed | 11:30 | - | First Quarter | 49% | 7.3 days | 404319 km |
| Jan 18 Thu | 12:08 | 00:44 | First Quarter | 59% | 8.3 days | 403685 km |
| Jan 19 Fri | 12:49 | 01:39 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% | 9.3 days | 401722 km |
| Jan 20 Sat | 13:36 | 02:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | 10.3 days | 398610 km |
| Jan 21 Sun | 14:28 | 03:33 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | 11.3 days | 394626 km |
| Jan 22 Mon | 15:26 | 04:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% | 12.3 days | 390111 km |
| Jan 23 Tue | 16:28 | 05:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13.3 days | 385431 km |
| Jan 24 Wed | 17:34 | 06:18 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.3 days | 380930 km |
| Jan 25 Thu | 18:41 | 07:08 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.3 days | 376905 km |
| Jan 26 Fri | 19:49 | 07:54 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.3 days | 373579 km |
| Jan 27 Sat | 20:55 | 08:38 | Waning Gibbous | 93% | 17.3 days | 371095 km |
| Jan 28 Sun | 22:01 | 09:21 | Waning Gibbous | 87% | 18.3 days | 369516 km |
| Jan 29 Mon | 23:05 | 10:02 | Waning Gibbous | 79% | 19.3 days | 368835 km |
| Jan 30 Tue | - | 10:44 | Waning Gibbous | 69% | 20.3 days | 368990 km |
| Jan 31 Wed | 00:07 | 11:28 | Last Quarter | 59% | 21.3 days | 369881 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.