Waning Gibbous
72%
- Rise
- 10:14 PM
- Set
- 10:50 AM
Moon Phases January 2024 in Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne, New Jersey, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Wayne, in local time (America/New_York). Next full moon: Wolf Moon on Thursday, January 25.
Wayne · Monday, January 1, 2024 Today
Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 72.3%
- Moon age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 404,910 km
- Moonrise
- 10:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- Highest
- 4:08 AM
at . Next: Last Quarter on Wed, Jan 3 at 10:30 PM. Wolf Moon in 24 days.
After full moon the lit portion begins to shrink from the side it first grew on, and the Moon is waning gibbous.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
January 2024 calendar
Waning Gibbous
64%
- Rise
- 11:14 PM
- Set
- 11:10 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 11:28 AM
Waning Crescent
45%
- Rise
- 12:14 AM
- Set
- 11:48 AM
Waning Crescent
35%
- Rise
- 1:16 AM
- Set
- 12:09 PM
Waning Crescent
26%
- Rise
- 2:21 AM
- Set
- 12:34 PM
Waning Crescent
17%
- Rise
- 3:30 AM
- Set
- 1:05 PM
Waning Crescent
10%
- Rise
- 4:41 AM
- Set
- 1:44 PM
Waning Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 5:52 AM
- Set
- 2:35 PM
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 6:58 AM
- Set
- 3:39 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 7:55 AM
- Set
- 4:53 PM
Waxing Crescent
2%
- Rise
- 8:40 AM
- Set
- 6:13 PM
Waxing Crescent
7%
- Rise
- 9:16 AM
- Set
- 7:34 PM
Waxing Crescent
14%
- Rise
- 9:46 AM
- Set
- 8:52 PM
Waxing Crescent
24%
- Rise
- 10:12 AM
- Set
- 10:08 PM
Waxing Crescent
34%
- Rise
- 10:35 AM
- Set
- 11:21 PM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 10:59 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Gibbous
56%
- Rise
- 11:24 AM
- Set
- 12:33 AM
Waxing Gibbous
67%
- Rise
- 11:52 AM
- Set
- 1:46 AM
Waxing Gibbous
76%
- Rise
- 12:25 PM
- Set
- 2:57 AM
Waxing Gibbous
84%
- Rise
- 1:05 PM
- Set
- 4:07 AM
Waxing Gibbous
91%
- Rise
- 1:53 PM
- Set
- 5:12 AM
Waxing Gibbous
96%
- Rise
- 2:50 PM
- Set
- 6:09 AM
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 3:51 PM
- Set
- 6:57 AM
Wolf Moon
- Rise
- 4:56 PM
- Set
- 7:35 AM
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 6:00 PM
- Set
- 8:06 AM
Waning Gibbous
96%
- Rise
- 7:03 PM
- Set
- 8:32 AM
Waning Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 8:04 PM
- Set
- 8:54 AM
Waning Gibbous
86%
- Rise
- 9:04 PM
- Set
- 9:14 AM
Waning Gibbous
79%
- Rise
- 10:04 PM
- Set
- 9:32 AM
Waning Gibbous
71%
- Rise
- 11:04 PM
- Set
- 9:51 AM
Times are local to Wayne (America/New_York). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in January 2024
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | Wed, Jan 3 at 10:30 PM | Jan 4, 03:30 |
| New Moon | Thu, Jan 11 at 6:57 AM | Jan 11, 11:57 |
| First Quarter | Wed, Jan 17 at 10:52 PM | Jan 18, 03:52 |
| Full Moon · Wolf Moon | Thu, Jan 25 at 12:54 PM | Jan 25, 17:54 |
About the Waning Gibbous
After full moon the lit portion begins to shrink from the side it first grew on, and the Moon is waning gibbous. It rises after sunset, later each night, and is still up after sunrise, which is why this is the phase most often noticed in the western sky in the morning.
By the end of this phase the Moon rises around midnight and is well placed for anyone awake in the small hours.
Lore and folklore
The waning moon was traditionally the time for finishing and clearing: harvesting, weeding, pruning and any work meant to reduce or remove. Almanacs advised planting root crops and perennials in the third quarter, when energy was thought to move down into the roots.
Folk remedies were said to work best on a waning moon, drawing ailments away as the light shrank.
Trivia
- The lit edge now faces east, toward the morning Sun, so the horns of the shrinking moon point west.
- The waning gibbous rises about 50 minutes later each night on average, the same lag that shifts the tides.
- Photographers like this phase for lunar detail in the comfortable pre-dawn sky.
- The far side of the Moon is never permanently dark; it has its own day and night like the near side.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Wolf Moon
The first full moon of the year, named for the wolves heard howling through the long, cold January nights.
The name is usually traced to Native American and early colonial almanacs, which tied each full moon to what was happening in nature. Midwinter hunger and mating season made wolves unusually vocal in January. Other names for the same moon include the Old Moon, Ice Moon and, in some Anglo-Saxon traditions, the Moon after Yule.
Lore
In parts of Europe the January moon was the Moon after Yule, and in Celtic tradition the Quiet Moon, a time for staying close to the hearth. The howling wolves of the name were once a real winter hazard in North America and Europe, and the name kept that memory alive long after the wolves were gone.
Trivia
- The Wolf Moon is the highest-riding full moon of the year in the northern hemisphere, opposite the low January Sun.
- In 2018 the Wolf Moon was a supermoon and the first of two full moons that month, making January 31 a Blue Moon.
- Names differ by tradition: the Cree called the January moon the Cold Moon.
Gardening by the Moon in January 2024
- Jan 1 to Jan 3 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Jan 4 to Jan 10 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Jan 11 to Jan 17 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- Jan 18 to Jan 25 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Jan 26 to Jan 31 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
Full planting calendar for January › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Wayne at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.