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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:36:07 am
Moon Direction: 161° South
Moon Altitude: 63.4°
Moon Distance: 237,621 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:28 am

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for New Orleans, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:11 am (302°) 3:18 pm (57°) 10:49 pm (88.3°) 223,956 97.6%
2 - 6:20 am (303°) 4:26 pm (57°) 11:55 pm (87.4°) 224,869 99.8%
3 - 7:21 am (301°) 5:38 pm (60°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 8:13 am (297°) 6:49 pm (65°) 12:59 am (84.4°) 226,900 98.8%
5 - 8:55 am (291°) 7:57 pm (72°) 1:56 am (79.8°) 229,866 94.9%
6 - 9:31 am (285°) 9:01 pm (79°) 2:48 am (74.1°) 233,456 88.7%
7 - 10:02 am (277°) 10:01 pm (86°) 3:36 am (67.9°) 237,350 80.7%
8 - 10:30 am (270°) 10:58 pm (93°) 4:19 am (61.5°) 241,197 71.6%
9 - 10:57 am (263°) 11:54 pm (100°) 5:01 am (55.2°) 244,712 61.8%
10 - 11:25 am (257°) - 5:43 am (49.4°) 247,654 51.8%
11 12:49 am (107°) 11:54 am (251°) - 6:24 am (44.0°) 249,878 41.9%
12 1:45 am (112°) 12:26 pm (246°) - 7:08 am (39.3°) 251,295 32.5%
13 2:42 am (117°) 1:02 pm (241°) - 7:54 am (35.5°) 251,899 23.8%
14 3:39 am (121°) 1:44 pm (238°) - 8:43 am (32.7°) 251,740 16.1%
15 4:35 am (123°) 2:31 pm (237°) - 9:33 am (31.2°) 250,917 9.6%
16 5:28 am (123°) 3:25 pm (237°) - 10:26 am (31.1°) 249,564 4.6%
17 6:17 am (122°) 4:22 pm (239°) - 11:18 am (32.5°) 247,824 1.3%
18 7:01 am (119°) 5:23 pm (243°) - 12:10 pm (35.4°) 245,843 0.1%
19 7:40 am (114°) 6:24 pm (248°) - 12:59 pm (39.5°) 243,733 1.0%
20 8:15 am (109°) 7:24 pm (254°) - 1:46 pm (44.6°) 241,586 4.1%
21 8:46 am (102°) 8:24 pm (261°) - 2:32 pm (50.5°) 239,451 9.4%
22 9:16 am (95°) 9:24 pm (269°) - 3:16 pm (56.9°) 237,353 16.7%
23 9:45 am (87°) 10:25 pm (276°) - 4:01 pm (63.6°) 235,298 25.8%
24 10:15 am (80°) 11:28 pm (284°) - 4:47 pm (70.2°) 233,313 36.3%
25 10:48 am (73°) - - 5:37 pm (76.4°) 231,440 47.7%
26 - 12:34 am (291°) 11:26 am (66°) 6:30 pm (81.7°) 229,764 59.4%
27 - 1:43 am (297°) 12:10 pm (61°) 7:29 pm (85.8°) 228,414 70.8%
28 - 2:53 am (301°) 1:03 pm (58°) 8:31 pm (88.0°) 227,559 81.2%
29 - 4:02 am (303°) 2:05 pm (57°) 9:36 pm (88.2°) 227,363 89.8%
30 - 5:05 am (302°) 3:14 pm (59°) 10:40 pm (86.2°) 227,955 95.9%
31 - 6:00 am (299°) 4:25 pm (63°) 11:39 pm (82.3°) 229,383 99.3%
* All times are local time for New Orleans. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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