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Rochester, Minnesota, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 7:00:30 pm
Moon Direction: 70° East
Moon Altitude: -19.8°
Moon Distance: 240,005 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:53 pm

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:14 am (310°) 2:34 pm (49°) 10:59 pm (74.0°) 223,959 97.7%
2 - 7:25 am (311°) 3:41 pm (50°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
3 - 8:22 am (308°) 4:59 pm (53°) 12:05 am (73.1°) 224,879 99.8%
4 - 9:04 am (303°) 6:21 pm (60°) 1:09 am (70.1°) 226,917 98.8%
5 - 9:36 am (296°) 7:40 pm (68°) 2:06 am (65.5°) 229,888 94.9%
6 - 10:01 am (287°) 8:55 pm (76°) 2:58 am (59.8°) 233,482 88.7%
7 - 10:22 am (279°) 10:05 pm (85°) 3:45 am (53.5°) 237,376 80.7%
8 - 10:40 am (270°) 11:13 pm (94°) 4:29 am (47.2°) 241,222 71.5%
9 - 10:58 am (262°) - 5:11 am (41.0°) 244,734 61.7%
10 12:18 am (102°) 11:16 am (254°) - 5:52 am (35.1°) 247,672 51.7%
11 1:23 am (110°) 11:36 am (247°) - 6:34 am (29.7°) 249,890 41.9%
12 2:29 am (117°) 11:59 am (240°) - 7:18 am (25.1°) 251,301 32.5%
13 3:34 am (123°) 12:27 pm (235°) - 8:04 am (21.3°) 251,900 23.8%
14 4:38 am (128°) 1:02 pm (231°) - 8:52 am (18.6°) 251,737 16.0%
15 5:39 am (131°) 1:46 pm (229°) - 9:43 am (17.1°) 250,910 9.5%
16 6:33 am (131°) 2:40 pm (229°) - 10:36 am (17.0°) 249,553 4.5%
17 7:19 am (129°) 3:42 pm (232°) - 11:28 am (18.4°) 247,812 1.3%
18 7:56 am (125°) 4:50 pm (237°) - 12:20 pm (21.2°) 245,829 0.1%
19 8:26 am (120°) 6:00 pm (243°) - 1:09 pm (25.3°) 243,719 1.0%
20 8:51 am (112°) 7:11 pm (251°) - 1:56 pm (30.4°) 241,572 4.1%
21 9:13 am (104°) 8:22 pm (259°) - 2:42 pm (36.3°) 239,437 9.4%
22 9:32 am (96°) 9:33 pm (269°) - 3:26 pm (42.7°) 237,339 16.8%
23 9:51 am (87°) 10:44 pm (278°) - 4:11 pm (49.4°) 235,285 25.9%
24 10:11 am (78°) 11:59 pm (287°) - 4:57 pm (55.9°) 233,300 36.4%
25 10:33 am (69°) - - 5:47 pm (62.1°) 231,428 47.8%
26 - 1:16 am (296°) 11:00 am (61°) 6:40 pm (67.4°) 229,753 59.5%
27 - 2:35 am (303°) 11:35 am (55°) 7:39 pm (71.5°) 228,406 70.9%
28 - 3:54 am (309°) 12:21 pm (50°) 8:41 pm (73.7°) 227,555 81.3%
29 - 5:07 am (311°) 1:20 pm (49°) 9:46 pm (73.9°) 227,364 89.8%
30 - 6:09 am (310°) 2:32 pm (51°) 10:50 pm (71.9°) 227,962 96.0%
31 - 6:56 am (306°) 3:51 pm (56°) 11:49 pm (68.0°) 229,395 99.3%
* All times are local time for Rochester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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