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Santa Monica, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, January 2026

Moon: 88.7%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 5:20:03 pm
Moon Direction: 57° Northeast
Moon Altitude: -38.9°
Moon Distance: 240,050 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:42 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Monica, January 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Jan Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 5:23 am (304°) 3:04 pm (55°) 10:48 pm (84.1°) 223,986 97.9%
2 - 6:32 am (305°) 4:12 pm (56°) 11:54 pm (83.1°) 224,990 99.8%
3 - 7:32 am (302°) 5:25 pm (59°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
4 - 8:20 am (298°) 6:39 pm (65°) 12:57 am (80.0°) 227,103 98.6%
5 - 8:59 am (292°) 7:50 pm (71°) 1:54 am (75.2°) 230,131 94.5%
6 - 9:32 am (285°) 8:56 pm (79°) 2:46 am (69.5°) 233,757 88.1%
7 - 10:00 am (277°) 9:58 pm (86°) 3:33 am (63.2°) 237,660 80.0%
8 - 10:26 am (270°) 10:58 pm (94°) 4:16 am (56.9°) 241,490 70.8%
9 - 10:51 am (262°) 11:56 pm (101°) 4:58 am (50.6°) 244,968 61.0%
10 - 11:16 am (256°) - 5:39 am (44.8°) 247,858 51.0%
11 12:53 am (108°) 11:43 am (249°) - 6:22 am (39.5°) 250,020 41.2%
12 1:52 am (114°) 12:13 pm (244°) - 7:05 am (34.8°) 251,372 31.8%
13 2:50 am (119°) 12:48 pm (240°) - 7:51 am (31.1°) 251,913 23.2%
14 3:49 am (122°) 1:28 pm (237°) - 8:40 am (28.4°) 251,698 15.5%
15 4:46 am (125°) 2:16 pm (235°) - 9:31 am (27.1°) 250,828 9.1%
16 5:39 am (125°) 3:09 pm (236°) - 10:24 am (27.1°) 249,438 4.3%
17 6:27 am (123°) 4:09 pm (238°) - 11:16 am (28.6°) 247,675 1.2%
18 7:09 am (120°) 5:11 pm (242°) - 12:08 pm (31.6°) 245,679 0.1%
19 7:46 am (115°) 6:14 pm (247°) - 12:57 pm (35.7°) 243,564 1.2%
20 8:17 am (109°) 7:17 pm (254°) - 1:44 pm (40.9°) 241,417 4.4%
21 8:46 am (102°) 8:20 pm (261°) - 2:29 pm (46.9°) 239,284 9.9%
22 9:13 am (94°) 9:23 pm (269°) - 3:13 pm (53.3°) 237,188 17.4%
23 9:40 am (87°) 10:26 pm (277°) - 3:58 pm (60.0°) 235,139 26.6%
24 10:07 am (79°) 11:32 pm (285°) - 4:45 pm (66.6°) 233,160 37.2%
25 10:38 am (71°) - - 5:34 pm (72.7°) 231,299 48.6%
26 - 12:41 am (292°) 11:14 am (65°) 6:28 pm (77.9°) 229,643 60.4%
27 - 1:53 am (299°) 11:56 am (59°) 7:27 pm (81.9°) 228,326 71.7%
28 - 3:05 am (303°) 12:49 pm (56°) 8:30 pm (84.0°) 227,517 81.9%
29 - 4:15 am (305°) 1:51 pm (55°) 9:35 pm (84.0°) 227,380 90.3%
30 - 5:17 am (304°) 3:00 pm (57°) 10:38 pm (81.8°) 228,037 96.3%
31 - 6:09 am (300°) 4:14 pm (62°) 11:38 pm (77.8°) 229,530 99.5%
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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