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Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 23.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:21:06 am
Moon Direction: 351° North
Moon Altitude: -22.9°
Moon Distance: 228,199 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:29 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:10 am (308°) 2:48 pm (51°) 11:04 pm (76.0°) 223,960 97.7%
2 - 7:20 am (309°) 3:56 pm (51°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 8:18 am (307°) 5:13 pm (55°) 12:10 am (75.1°) 224,884 99.8%
4 - 9:02 am (302°) 6:32 pm (61°) 1:13 am (72.1°) 226,925 98.8%
5 - 9:36 am (295°) 7:50 pm (68°) 2:11 am (67.5°) 229,899 94.9%
6 - 10:02 am (287°) 9:03 pm (77°) 3:03 am (61.8°) 233,494 88.6%
7 - 10:25 am (279°) 10:11 pm (85°) 3:50 am (55.5°) 237,389 80.6%
8 - 10:45 am (270°) 11:17 pm (94°) 4:34 am (49.2°) 241,233 71.5%
9 - 11:04 am (262°) - 5:16 am (43.0°) 244,744 61.7%
10 12:21 am (102°) 11:24 am (254°) - 5:57 am (37.1°) 247,680 51.7%
11 1:24 am (110°) 11:45 am (247°) - 6:39 am (31.7°) 249,896 41.8%
12 2:28 am (116°) 12:10 pm (241°) - 7:23 am (27.1°) 251,305 32.4%
13 3:32 am (122°) 12:40 pm (236°) - 8:09 am (23.3°) 251,901 23.7%
14 4:35 am (127°) 1:16 pm (232°) - 8:57 am (20.5°) 251,735 16.0%
15 5:34 am (129°) 2:01 pm (230°) - 9:48 am (19.1°) 250,906 9.5%
16 6:28 am (130°) 2:54 pm (231°) - 10:41 am (19.0°) 249,548 4.5%
17 7:15 am (128°) 3:56 pm (233°) - 11:33 am (20.4°) 247,805 1.3%
18 7:53 am (124°) 5:02 pm (238°) - 12:25 pm (23.2°) 245,822 0.1%
19 8:25 am (119°) 6:11 pm (244°) - 1:14 pm (27.3°) 243,712 1.0%
20 8:51 am (112°) 7:20 pm (252°) - 2:01 pm (32.5°) 241,565 4.1%
21 9:14 am (104°) 8:29 pm (260°) - 2:46 pm (38.4°) 239,430 9.5%
22 9:36 am (96°) 9:38 pm (269°) - 3:31 pm (44.8°) 237,332 16.8%
23 9:56 am (87°) 10:48 pm (278°) - 4:16 pm (51.4°) 235,278 25.9%
24 10:18 am (78°) - - 5:02 pm (58.0°) 233,294 36.4%
25 - 12:00 am (287°) 10:42 am (70°) 5:51 pm (64.1°) 231,422 47.8%
26 - 1:15 am (295°) 11:11 am (62°) 6:45 pm (69.5°) 229,748 59.5%
27 - 2:33 am (302°) 11:47 am (56°) 7:44 pm (73.5°) 228,403 71.0%
28 - 3:50 am (307°) 12:34 pm (52°) 8:46 pm (75.7°) 227,553 81.3%
29 - 5:03 am (309°) 1:34 pm (50°) 9:51 pm (75.9°) 227,365 89.8%
30 - 6:04 am (309°) 2:46 pm (52°) 10:55 pm (73.9°) 227,965 96.0%
31 - 6:53 am (305°) 4:04 pm (57°) 11:54 pm (70.0°) 229,401 99.3%
* All times are local time for Ames. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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