Moon Phases in Santa Cruz
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for January1950
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-07-18
- Moonrise
- 09:29
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Age of Moon
- 3.2 days
- Moonset
- 21:49
- Illumination
- 11%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-07-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-07-18
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Day Length
- 12h 53m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 Sun | 15:15 | 03:46 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 373950 km |
| Jan 2 Mon | 16:07 | 04:41 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% | 13 days | 376646 km |
| Jan 3 Tue | 17:04 | 05:37 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 379993 km |
| Jan 4 Wed | 18:02 | 06:32 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 383868 km |
| Jan 5 Thu | 19:01 | 07:26 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 388082 km |
| Jan 6 Fri | 19:59 | 08:14 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 392377 km |
| Jan 7 Sat | 20:55 | 08:59 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 396447 km |
| Jan 8 Sun | 21:50 | 09:41 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 399958 km |
| Jan 9 Mon | 22:44 | 10:21 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 402591 km |
| Jan 10 Tue | 23:38 | 11:01 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 404078 km |
| Jan 11 Wed | - | 11:43 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 404242 km |
| Jan 12 Thu | 00:34 | 12:26 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 403025 km |
| Jan 13 Fri | 01:33 | 13:15 | Waning Crescent | 31% | 24 days | 400503 km |
| Jan 14 Sat | 02:35 | 14:08 | Waning Crescent | 21% | 25 days | 396873 km |
| Jan 15 Sun | 03:40 | 15:07 | Waning Crescent | 13% | 26 days | 392437 km |
| Jan 16 Mon | 04:43 | 16:09 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 387558 km |
| Jan 17 Tue | 05:43 | 17:12 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 382625 km |
| Jan 18 Wed | 06:37 | 18:12 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 378005 km |
| Jan 19 Thu | 07:26 | 19:08 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 374012 km |
| Jan 20 Fri | 08:09 | 20:01 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 370879 km |
| Jan 21 Sat | 08:47 | 20:50 | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 368747 km |
| Jan 22 Sun | 09:23 | 21:37 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 367668 km |
| Jan 23 Mon | 09:56 | 22:22 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 367605 km |
| Jan 24 Tue | 10:30 | 23:08 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 368459 km |
| Jan 25 Wed | 11:05 | 23:54 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 370083 km |
| Jan 26 Thu | 11:42 | - | First Quarter | 51% | 7.5 days | 372309 km |
| Jan 27 Fri | 12:21 | 00:43 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.5 days | 374970 km |
| Jan 28 Sat | 13:06 | 01:35 | Waxing Gibbous | 72% | 9.5 days | 377920 km |
| Jan 29 Sun | 13:56 | 02:28 | Waxing Gibbous | 81% | 10.5 days | 381048 km |
| Jan 30 Mon | 14:50 | 03:25 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.5 days | 384278 km |
| Jan 31 Tue | 15:48 | 04:20 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.5 days | 387560 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.