Moon Phase on January 26, 2025: Waning Crescent
On January 26, 2025, the Moon was in its Waning Crescent phase, with approximately 7% illumination, preceding the New Moon on January 29.
On January 26, 2025, the Moon entered its Waning Crescent phase, with approximately 7% of its surface illuminated. This phase occurs as the Moon approaches the end of its 29.5-day lunar cycle, leading up to the New Moon. The New Moon, marking the start of a new lunar cycle, was expected on January 29, 2025.
The lunar cycle comprises eight distinct phases: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent. These phases result from the Moon's orbit around Earth and the varying angles of sunlight illuminating its surface.
During the Waning Crescent phase, the Moon rises in the early morning hours and sets in the afternoon. For example, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 26, 2025, the Moon rose at 5:00 AM and set at 3:46 PM.
Observers during this phase can see a thin crescent of the Moon, with the illuminated portion decreasing each night until the New Moon, when the Moon is positioned between Earth and the Sun, rendering it invisible from Earth.