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Palo Alto, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.4%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:20:43 pm
Moon Direction: 65° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -29.7°
Moon Distance: 240,188 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:57 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Palo Alto, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:51 am (306°) 3:06 pm (54°) 11:03 pm (80.7°) 223,990 98.0%
2 - 7:00 am (306°) 4:15 pm (54°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 7:58 am (304°) 5:30 pm (58°) 12:10 am (79.6°) 225,007 99.8%
4 - 8:45 am (299°) 6:46 pm (63°) 1:12 am (76.4°) 227,129 98.6%
5 - 9:21 am (293°) 7:59 pm (71°) 2:10 am (71.7°) 230,166 94.5%
6 - 9:52 am (285°) 9:08 pm (78°) 3:01 am (65.9°) 233,796 88.1%
7 - 10:17 am (277°) 10:12 pm (86°) 3:48 am (59.7°) 237,700 79.9%
8 - 10:41 am (270°) 11:14 pm (94°) 4:32 am (53.3°) 241,528 70.7%
9 - 11:03 am (262°) - 5:13 am (47.1°) 245,000 60.9%
10 12:14 am (102°) 11:26 am (255°) - 5:55 am (41.3°) 247,883 50.9%
11 1:15 am (109°) 11:51 am (248°) - 6:37 am (36.0°) 250,038 41.1%
12 2:15 am (115°) 12:19 pm (243°) - 7:20 am (31.4°) 251,381 31.7%
13 3:16 am (120°) 12:52 pm (238°) - 8:07 am (27.6°) 251,914 23.1%
14 4:16 am (124°) 1:32 pm (235°) - 8:55 am (25.0°) 251,692 15.4%
15 5:14 am (126°) 2:18 pm (233°) - 9:46 am (23.6°) 250,816 9.1%
16 6:07 am (127°) 3:12 pm (234°) - 10:39 am (23.7°) 249,422 4.2%
17 6:54 am (125°) 4:12 pm (236°) - 11:32 am (25.2°) 247,655 1.1%
18 7:34 am (121°) 5:16 pm (241°) - 12:23 pm (28.1°) 245,658 0.1%
19 8:09 am (116°) 6:22 pm (246°) - 1:12 pm (32.3°) 243,542 1.2%
20 8:38 am (110°) 7:27 pm (253°) - 1:59 pm (37.5°) 241,395 4.5%
21 9:05 am (102°) 8:33 pm (261°) - 2:44 pm (43.5°) 239,262 10.0%
22 9:29 am (95°) 9:38 pm (269°) - 3:29 pm (49.9°) 237,167 17.5%
23 9:54 am (86°) 10:44 pm (278°) - 4:13 pm (56.6°) 235,119 26.7%
24 10:19 am (78°) 11:52 pm (286°) - 5:00 pm (63.2°) 233,141 37.3%
25 10:47 am (71°) - - 5:50 pm (69.3°) 231,281 48.7%
26 - 1:04 am (294°) 11:20 am (64°) 6:44 pm (74.5°) 229,627 60.5%
27 - 2:18 am (300°) 12:01 pm (58°) 7:43 pm (78.4°) 228,315 71.8%
28 - 3:32 am (305°) 12:52 pm (54°) 8:46 pm (80.5°) 227,512 82.0%
29 - 4:43 am (307°) 1:53 pm (53°) 9:50 pm (80.5°) 227,383 90.4%
30 - 5:44 am (306°) 3:04 pm (56°) 10:54 pm (78.3°) 228,048 96.3%
31 - 6:35 am (302°) 4:19 pm (60°) 11:53 pm (74.3°) 229,550 99.5%
* All times are local time for Palo Alto. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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