| Current Time: | Jan 21, 2026 at 9:18:29 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 98° East |
| Moon Altitude: | -7.9° |
| Moon Distance: | 239,813 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Feb 1, 2026, 3:09 pm |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 5:01 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 10:21 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Yellowknife, January 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 11:31 pm | (55.2°) | 223,981 | 97.9% | |||
| 2 | - | - | - | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
 3 | - | 11:42 am | ↑ (341°) | 2:46 pm | ↑ (21°) | 12:37 am | (54.2°) | 224,972 | 99.8% | |
| 4 | - | 11:32 am | ↑ (325°) | 5:02 pm | ↑ (38°) | 1:40 am | (51.1°) | 227,073 | 98.6% | |
| 5 | - | 11:25 am | ↑ (311°) | 7:01 pm | ↑ (54°) | 2:37 am | (46.4°) | 230,092 | 94.6% | |
| 6 | - | 11:19 am | ↑ (296°) | 8:47 pm | ↑ (69°) | 3:29 am | (40.7°) | 233,713 | 88.2% | |
| 7 | - | 11:14 am | ↑ (283°) | 10:25 pm | ↑ (83°) | 4:16 am | (34.5°) | 237,615 | 80.1% | |
| 8 | - | 11:08 am | ↑ (270°) | 11:58 pm | ↑ (97°) | 4:59 am | (28.2°) | 241,447 | 70.9% | |
| 9 | - | 11:03 am | ↑ (257°) | - | 5:41 am | (22.0°) | 244,931 | 61.1% | ||
 10 | 1:29 am | ↑ (111°) | 10:57 am | ↑ (244°) | - | 6:23 am | (16.2°) | 247,828 | 51.1% | |
| 11 | 3:02 am | ↑ (124°) | 10:51 am | ↑ (232°) | - | 7:05 am | (11.0°) | 250,000 | 41.3% | |
| 12 | 4:39 am | ↑ (137°) | 10:45 am | ↑ (219°) | - | 7:48 am | (6.4°) | 251,361 | 31.9% | |
| 13 | 6:23 am | ↑ (151°) | 10:36 am | ↑ (207°) | - | 8:34 am | (2.8°) | 251,911 | 23.3% | |
| 14 | 8:21 am | ↑ (167°) | 10:18 am | ↑ (192°) | - | 9:23 am | (0.4°) | 251,704 | 15.6% | |
| 15 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 10:14 am | (-0.7°) | 250,841 | 9.2% | |||
| 16 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 11:07 am | (-0.7°) | 249,457 | 4.3% | |||
| 17 | 10:59 am | ↑ (167°) | 1:06 pm | ↑ (194°) | - | 11:59 am | (0.5°) | 247,697 | 1.2% | |
 18 | 10:43 am | ↑ (152°) | 3:10 pm | ↑ (211°) | - | 12:50 pm | (3.1°) | 245,703 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | 10:34 am | ↑ (138°) | 5:00 pm | ↑ (225°) | - | 1:40 pm | (7.2°) | 243,589 | 1.1% | |
| 20 | 10:27 am | ↑ (125°) | 6:44 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 2:27 pm | (12.3°) | 241,441 | 4.4% | |
| 21 | 10:21 am | ↑ (112°) | 8:24 pm | ↑ (254°) | - | 3:12 pm | (18.2°) | 239,308 | 9.8% | |
| 22 | 10:15 am | ↑ (98°) | 10:02 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 3:56 pm | (24.6°) | 237,212 | 17.3% | |
| 23 | 10:10 am | ↑ (84°) | 11:42 pm | ↑ (283°) | - | 4:41 pm | (31.2°) | 235,162 | 26.5% | |
| 24 | 10:04 am | ↑ (71°) | - | - | 5:28 pm | (37.7°) | 233,182 | 37.0% | ||
 25 | - | 1:26 am | ↑ (299°) | 9:58 am | ↑ (56°) | 6:17 pm | (43.8°) | 231,319 | 48.5% | |
| 26 | - | 3:19 am | ↑ (314°) | 9:52 am | ↑ (42°) | 7:11 pm | (49.0°) | 229,660 | 60.2% | |
| 27 | - | 5:24 am | ↑ (330°) | 9:43 am | ↑ (27°) | 8:10 pm | (52.9°) | 228,339 | 71.6% | |
| 28 | - | 7:52 am | ↑ (350°) | 9:23 am | ↑ (9°) | 9:13 pm | (55.1°) | 227,523 | 81.8% | |
| 29 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 10:18 pm | (55.1°) | 227,377 | 90.3% | |||
| 30 | - | 10:09 am | ↑ (351°) | 11:38 am | ↑ (10°) | 11:21 pm | (53.0°) | 228,025 | 96.2% | |
| 31 | - | 9:48 am | ↑ (333°) | 2:07 pm | ↑ (30°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| * All times are local time for Yellowknife. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red. | ||||||||||
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