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Townsville, Queensland, Australia — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 11:20:56 am
Moon Direction: 257° West
Moon Altitude: -35.5°
Moon Distance: 240,052 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 10:01 pm
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 9:37 pm
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:07 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Townsville, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 2:48 am (297°) 4:45 pm (61°) 10:17 pm (42.5°) 223,991 94.5%
2 - 3:48 am (300°) 5:54 pm (60°) 11:24 pm (41.8°) 224,138 98.7%
3 - 4:55 am (300°) 6:58 pm (61°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 6:04 am (298°) 7:55 pm (64°) 12:30 am (43.4°) 225,444 99.8%
5 - 7:11 am (293°) 8:44 pm (69°) 1:32 am (47.0°) 227,821 97.8%
6 - 8:15 am (288°) 9:26 pm (75°) 2:27 am (52.1°) 231,040 93.1%
7 - 9:13 am (281°) 10:04 pm (82°) 3:17 am (58.0°) 234,771 86.1%
8 - 10:07 am (275°) 10:38 pm (89°) 4:03 am (64.3°) 238,687 77.7%
9 - 10:59 am (268°) 11:11 pm (95°) 4:46 am (70.7°) 242,450 68.3%
10 - 11:49 am (262°) 11:44 pm (101°) 5:28 am (76.9°) 245,792 58.4%
11 - 12:39 pm (256°) - 6:09 am (82.6°) 248,501 48.4%
12 12:18 am (107°) 1:29 pm (251°) - 6:52 am (87.8°) 250,455 38.7%
13 12:54 am (112°) 2:21 pm (246°) - 7:36 am (87.7°) 251,591 29.5%
14 1:34 am (116°) 3:14 pm (243°) - 8:23 am (84.2°) 251,926 21.0%
15 2:18 am (118°) 4:08 pm (241°) - 9:12 am (81.9°) 251,527 13.7%
16 3:07 am (120°) 5:01 pm (240°) - 10:04 am (80.8°) 250,507 7.7%
17 3:59 am (120°) 5:52 pm (241°) - 10:56 am (81.3°) 249,004 3.3%
18 4:54 am (118°) 6:40 pm (243°) - 11:49 am (83.2°) 247,168 0.7%
19 5:51 am (115°) 7:24 pm (247°) - 12:39 pm (86.5°) 245,130 0.2%
20 6:47 am (111°) 8:04 pm (252°) - 1:28 pm (89.0°) 243,001 1.8%
21 7:42 am (105°) 8:42 pm (258°) - 2:14 pm (83.5°) 240,853 5.7%
22 8:37 am (99°) 9:17 pm (265°) - 2:59 pm (77.4°) 238,729 11.7%
23 9:30 am (92°) 9:53 pm (271°) - 3:44 pm (70.8°) 236,643 19.6%
24 10:25 am (85°) 10:29 pm (278°) - 4:29 pm (64.1°) 234,612 29.3%
25 11:21 am (78°) 11:07 pm (285°) - 5:16 pm (57.6°) 232,656 40.1%
26 12:20 pm (72°) 11:50 pm (291°) - 6:07 pm (51.7°) 230,840 51.7%
27 1:23 pm (66°) - - 7:02 pm (46.8°) 229,256 63.4%
28 - 12:38 am (296°) 2:29 pm (62°) 8:02 pm (43.3°) 228,056 74.5%
29 - 1:34 am (299°) 3:36 pm (60°) 9:06 pm (41.7°) 227,410 84.4%
30 - 2:36 am (300°) 4:40 pm (60°) 10:11 pm (42.3°) 227,473 92.2%
31 - 3:42 am (299°) 5:39 pm (62°) 11:13 pm (45.0°) 228,349 97.4%
* All times are local time for Townsville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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