Moon Phases in Orkney
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1998
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Moonrise
- 20:34
- Phase
- Waning Gibbous
- Age of Moon
- 16.8 days
- Moonset
- 08:53
- Illumination
- 95%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-03
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-04
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Day Length
- 8h 30m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Thu | 10:17 | 19:31 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | 2.8 days | 401259 km |
| Jan 2 Fri | 10:44 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | 3.8 days | 403407 km |
| Jan 3 Sat | 11:07 | 22:19 | Waxing Crescent | 24% | 4.8 days | 404618 km |
| Jan 4 Sun | 11:28 | 23:45 | First Quarter | 34% | 5.8 days | 404666 km |
| Jan 5 Mon | 11:48 | - | First Quarter | 44% | 6.8 days | 403404 km |
| Jan 6 Tue | 12:08 | 01:08 | First Quarter | 55% | 7.8 days | 400801 km |
| Jan 7 Wed | 12:31 | 02:31 | First Quarter | 65% | 8.8 days | 396955 km |
| Jan 8 Thu | 12:59 | 03:52 | Waxing Gibbous | 75% | 9.8 days | 392098 km |
| Jan 9 Fri | 13:33 | 05:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 84% | 10.8 days | 386578 km |
| Jan 10 Sat | 14:14 | 06:19 | Waxing Gibbous | 91% | 11.8 days | 380818 km |
| Jan 11 Sun | 15:06 | 07:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 12.8 days | 375272 km |
| Jan 12 Mon | 16:06 | 08:09 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 13.8 days | 370376 km |
| Jan 13 Tue | 17:13 | 08:48 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.8 days | 366497 km |
| Jan 14 Wed | 18:22 | 09:18 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | 15.8 days | 363906 km |
| Jan 15 Thu | 19:33 | 09:43 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 16.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 16 Fri | 20:43 | 10:03 | Waning Gibbous | 90% | 17.8 days | 363104 km |
| Jan 17 Sat | 21:53 | 10:20 | Waning Gibbous | 82% | 18.8 days | 364647 km |
| Jan 18 Sun | 23:03 | 10:36 | Waning Gibbous | 74% | 19.8 days | 367387 km |
| Jan 19 Mon | - | 10:53 | Last Quarter | 64% | 20.8 days | 370968 km |
| Jan 20 Tue | 00:12 | 11:10 | Last Quarter | 53% | 21.8 days | 375076 km |
| Jan 21 Wed | 01:22 | 11:28 | Last Quarter | 43% | 22.8 days | 379407 km |
| Jan 22 Thu | 02:31 | 11:50 | Last Quarter | 32% | 23.8 days | 383702 km |
| Jan 23 Fri | 03:42 | 12:17 | Waning Crescent | 23% | 24.8 days | 387765 km |
| Jan 24 Sat | 04:49 | 12:52 | Waning Crescent | 15% | 25.8 days | 391482 km |
| Jan 25 Sun | 05:54 | 13:38 | Waning Crescent | 8% | 26.8 days | 394804 km |
| Jan 26 Mon | 06:50 | 14:36 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 27.8 days | 397729 km |
| Jan 27 Tue | 07:38 | 15:46 | New Moon | 1% | 28.8 days | 400267 km |
| Jan 28 Wed | 08:15 | 17:06 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.3 days | 402407 km |
| Jan 29 Thu | 08:46 | 18:31 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.3 days | 404091 km |
| Jan 30 Fri | 09:12 | 19:59 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.3 days | 405202 km |
| Jan 31 Sat | 09:34 | 21:27 | Waxing Crescent | 12% | 3.3 days | 405571 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.