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Fairbanks, Alaska, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.1%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:35:26 pm
Moon Direction: 48° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -18.6°
Moon Distance: 240,359 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 3:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 2:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:50 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:50 pm (52.8°) 224,024 98.2%
2 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:56 am (51.6°) 225,122 99.9%
4 - 12:18 pm (331°) 4:55 pm (33°) 1:59 am (48.3°) 227,317 98.4%
5 - 11:56 am (313°) 7:08 pm (52°) 2:56 am (43.5°) 230,407 94.1%
6 - 11:42 am (297°) 9:01 pm (69°) 3:47 am (37.8°) 234,068 87.5%
7 - 11:31 am (282°) 10:45 pm (84°) 4:33 am (31.5°) 237,978 79.3%
8 - 11:20 am (268°) - 5:17 am (25.2°) 241,789 70.0%
9 12:23 am (99°) 11:10 am (254°) - 5:58 am (19.1°) 245,226 60.2%
10 2:01 am (114°) 10:59 am (241°) - 6:40 am (13.3°) 248,062 50.2%
11 3:41 am (129°) 10:45 am (227°) - 7:22 am (8.1°) 250,160 40.4%
12 5:31 am (145°) 10:27 am (212°) - 8:06 am (3.7°) 251,446 31.1%
13 7:47 am (166°) 9:46 am (192°) - 8:52 am (0.4°) 251,922 22.5%
14 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:41 am (-1.7°) 251,650 14.9%
15 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:32 am (-3.8°) 250,732 8.7%
16 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:25 am (-3.6°) 249,307 3.9%
17 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:17 pm (-1.3°) 247,520 1.0%
18 11:42 am (161°) 2:48 pm (202°) - 1:08 pm (1.2°) 245,511 0.1%
19 11:12 am (143°) 5:00 pm (221°) - 1:57 pm (5.3°) 243,390 1.3%
20 10:55 am (127°) 6:53 pm (238°) - 2:44 pm (10.4°) 241,243 4.8%
21 10:42 am (112°) 8:40 pm (254°) - 3:29 pm (16.4°) 239,112 10.4%
22 10:31 am (97°) 10:24 pm (270°) - 4:14 pm (22.8°) 237,020 18.1%
23 10:20 am (83°) - - 4:59 pm (29.4°) 234,976 27.4%
24 - 12:11 am (286°) 10:09 am (67°) 5:46 pm (35.9°) 233,004 38.1%
25 - 2:04 am (303°) 9:55 am (52°) 6:35 pm (41.9°) 231,155 49.6%
26 - 4:10 am (321°) 9:37 am (35°) 7:30 pm (47.0°) 229,521 61.3%
27 - 6:51 am (345°) 8:54 am (12°) 8:29 pm (50.8°) 228,239 72.6%
28 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:32 pm (52.8°) 227,479 82.7%
29 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:37 pm (52.6°) 227,403 90.9%
30 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:40 pm (50.2°) 228,127 96.7%
31 - 10:50 am (343°) 1:44 pm (21°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Fairbanks. 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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