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Bethesda, Maryland, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:06:52 pm
Moon Direction: 83° East
Moon Altitude: -8.7°
Moon Distance: 240,020 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:49 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:47 am (306°) 2:52 pm (53°) 10:54 pm (79.1°) 223,945 97.5%
2 - 6:58 am (307°) 3:59 pm (53°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:57 am (305°) 5:15 pm (56°) 12:01 am (78.3°) 224,817 99.8%
4 - 8:44 am (301°) 6:32 pm (62°) 1:05 am (75.4°) 226,809 98.9%
5 - 9:21 am (294°) 7:47 pm (69°) 2:03 am (70.8°) 229,746 95.1%
6 - 9:50 am (287°) 8:57 pm (77°) 2:55 am (65.1°) 233,320 89.0%
7 - 10:15 am (279°) 10:03 pm (85°) 3:42 am (58.9°) 237,209 81.0%
8 - 10:38 am (271°) 11:07 pm (93°) 4:26 am (52.6°) 241,062 71.9%
9 - 10:59 am (263°) - 5:08 am (46.3°) 244,594 62.1%
10 12:08 am (101°) 11:21 am (256°) - 5:49 am (40.4°) 247,560 52.1%
11 1:09 am (108°) 11:45 am (249°) - 6:31 am (35.0°) 249,812 42.3%
12 2:11 am (115°) 12:11 pm (243°) - 7:14 am (30.3°) 251,258 32.9%
13 3:12 am (120°) 12:43 pm (238°) - 8:00 am (26.5°) 251,891 24.1%
14 4:14 am (125°) 1:20 pm (234°) - 8:49 am (23.7°) 251,758 16.3%
15 5:12 am (127°) 2:06 pm (232°) - 9:40 am (22.2°) 250,957 9.8%
16 6:07 am (128°) 2:59 pm (233°) - 10:32 am (22.0°) 249,620 4.7%
17 6:54 am (126°) 3:59 pm (235°) - 11:25 am (23.4°) 247,892 1.4%
18 7:35 am (123°) 5:03 pm (239°) - 12:16 pm (26.1°) 245,917 0.1%
19 8:09 am (117°) 6:10 pm (245°) - 1:06 pm (30.2°) 243,810 0.9%
20 8:38 am (111°) 7:16 pm (252°) - 1:53 pm (35.3°) 241,664 4.0%
21 9:03 am (104°) 8:23 pm (260°) - 2:38 pm (41.2°) 239,527 9.2%
22 9:27 am (96°) 9:29 pm (268°) - 3:23 pm (47.6°) 237,428 16.4%
23 9:50 am (87°) 10:36 pm (277°) - 4:07 pm (54.2°) 235,372 25.5%
24 10:14 am (79°) 11:46 pm (285°) - 4:54 pm (60.8°) 233,383 35.9%
25 10:40 am (71°) - - 5:43 pm (67.0°) 231,504 47.3%
26 - 12:58 am (293°) 11:12 am (64°) 6:36 pm (72.3°) 229,819 59.0%
27 - 2:13 am (300°) 11:50 am (58°) 7:35 pm (76.4°) 228,455 70.4%
28 - 3:29 am (305°) 12:39 pm (54°) 8:37 pm (78.8°) 227,579 80.8%
29 - 4:40 am (307°) 1:39 pm (52°) 9:42 pm (79.0°) 227,357 89.5%
30 - 5:43 am (307°) 2:49 pm (54°) 10:46 pm (77.1°) 227,919 95.7%
31 - 6:34 am (303°) 4:04 pm (59°) 11:45 pm (73.3°) 229,318 99.2%
* All times are local time for Bethesda. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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