| Current Time: | Jan 21, 2026 at 8:49:40 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 100° East |
| Moon Altitude: | -3.4° |
| Moon Distance: | 239,768 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | Feb 1, 2026, 2:09 pm |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 9:04 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Cruz, January 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 5:48 am | ↑ (305°) | 3:08 pm | ↑ (54°) | 11:03 pm | (81.1°) | 223,990 | 98.0% | |
| 2 | - | 6:58 am | ↑ (306°) | 4:16 pm | ↑ (54°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 3 | - | 7:56 am | ↑ (304°) | 5:31 pm | ↑ (58°) | 12:09 am | (80.1°) | 225,006 | 99.8% | |
| 4 | - | 8:43 am | ↑ (299°) | 6:47 pm | ↑ (64°) | 1:12 am | (76.9°) | 227,128 | 98.6% | |
| 5 | - | 9:20 am | ↑ (292°) | 7:59 pm | ↑ (71°) | 2:09 am | (72.2°) | 230,164 | 94.5% | |
| 6 | - | 9:50 am | ↑ (285°) | 9:08 pm | ↑ (78°) | 3:01 am | (66.4°) | 233,794 | 88.1% | |
| 7 | - | 10:16 am | ↑ (277°) | 10:12 pm | ↑ (86°) | 3:47 am | (60.2°) | 237,699 | 79.9% | |
| 8 | - | 10:40 am | ↑ (270°) | 11:13 pm | ↑ (94°) | 4:31 am | (53.8°) | 241,526 | 70.7% | |
| 9 | - | 11:03 am | ↑ (262°) | - | 5:13 am | (47.6°) | 244,999 | 60.9% | ||
 10 | 12:13 am | ↑ (102°) | 11:26 am | ↑ (255°) | - | 5:54 am | (41.8°) | 247,883 | 50.9% | |
| 11 | 1:13 am | ↑ (109°) | 11:52 am | ↑ (249°) | - | 6:36 am | (36.4°) | 250,037 | 41.1% | |
| 12 | 2:13 am | ↑ (115°) | 12:20 pm | ↑ (243°) | - | 7:20 am | (31.8°) | 251,381 | 31.7% | |
| 13 | 3:14 am | ↑ (120°) | 12:53 pm | ↑ (238°) | - | 8:06 am | (28.1°) | 251,914 | 23.1% | |
| 14 | 4:14 am | ↑ (124°) | 1:33 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 8:55 am | (25.5°) | 251,692 | 15.4% | |
| 15 | 5:11 am | ↑ (126°) | 2:19 pm | ↑ (234°) | - | 9:46 am | (24.1°) | 250,816 | 9.1% | |
| 16 | 6:05 am | ↑ (126°) | 3:14 pm | ↑ (234°) | - | 10:38 am | (24.2°) | 249,423 | 4.2% | |
| 17 | 6:52 am | ↑ (125°) | 4:14 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 11:31 am | (25.7°) | 247,656 | 1.1% | |
 18 | 7:32 am | ↑ (121°) | 5:17 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 12:22 pm | (28.6°) | 245,659 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | 8:07 am | ↑ (116°) | 6:22 pm | ↑ (247°) | - | 1:11 pm | (32.8°) | 243,543 | 1.2% | |
| 20 | 8:37 am | ↑ (110°) | 7:28 pm | ↑ (253°) | - | 1:58 pm | (38.0°) | 241,396 | 4.5% | |
| 21 | 9:04 am | ↑ (102°) | 8:32 pm | ↑ (261°) | - | 2:43 pm | (44.0°) | 239,263 | 10.0% | |
| 22 | 9:29 am | ↑ (95°) | 9:37 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 3:28 pm | (50.4°) | 237,168 | 17.5% | |
| 23 | 9:53 am | ↑ (87°) | 10:43 pm | ↑ (278°) | - | 4:13 pm | (57.1°) | 235,120 | 26.7% | |
| 24 | 10:19 am | ↑ (78°) | 11:51 pm | ↑ (286°) | - | 4:59 pm | (63.6°) | 233,141 | 37.3% | |
 25 | 10:47 am | ↑ (71°) | - | - | 5:49 pm | (69.7°) | 231,281 | 48.7% | ||
| 26 | - | 1:02 am | ↑ (293°) | 11:21 am | ↑ (64°) | 6:43 pm | (75.0°) | 229,628 | 60.5% | |
| 27 | - | 2:16 am | ↑ (300°) | 12:02 pm | ↑ (58°) | 7:42 pm | (78.9°) | 228,315 | 71.8% | |
| 28 | - | 3:30 am | ↑ (304°) | 12:53 pm | ↑ (55°) | 8:45 pm | (81.0°) | 227,513 | 82.0% | |
| 29 | - | 4:40 am | ↑ (306°) | 1:55 pm | ↑ (54°) | 9:50 pm | (81.0°) | 227,382 | 90.4% | |
| 30 | - | 5:42 am | ↑ (305°) | 3:05 pm | ↑ (56°) | 10:53 pm | (78.8°) | 228,048 | 96.3% | |
| 31 | - | 6:33 am | ↑ (302°) | 4:20 pm | ↑ (60°) | 11:52 pm | (74.8°) | 229,549 | 99.5% | |
| * All times are local time for Santa Cruz. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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