Moon phases January 2028
The Moon in January 2028, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First quarter | Jan 05, 01:40 | Jan 04, 20:40 | Jan 05, 01:40 |
| Full moon | Jan 12, 04:02 | Jan 11, 23:02 | Jan 12, 04:02 |
| Last quarter | Jan 18, 19:25 | Jan 18, 14:25 | Jan 18, 19:25 |
| New moon | Jan 26, 15:12 | Jan 26, 10:12 | Jan 26, 15:12 |
The month at a glance
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- 3♈︎
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- 5♈︎
- 6♉︎
- 7♉︎
- 8♊︎
- 9♊︎
- 10♋︎
- 11♋︎
- 12♌︎
- 13♌︎
- 14♍︎
- 15♍︎
- 16♎︎
- 17♎︎
- 18♏︎
- 19♏︎
- 20♏︎
- 21♐︎
- 22♐︎
- 23♑︎
- 24♑︎
- 25♑︎
- 26♒︎
- 27♒︎
- 28♓︎
- 29♓︎
- 30♓︎
- 31♈︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 18 % | Aquarius → Pisces 09:52 | fruitful | |
| Sun 2 | 26 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Mon 3 | 35 % | Pisces → Aries 22:35 | fruitful | |
| Tue 4 | 44 % | Aries | barren | |
| Wed 5 | 54 % | Aries | barren | |
| Thu 6 | 64 % | Aries → Taurus 08:56 | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 7 | 73 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 8 | 82 % | Taurus → Gemini 15:26 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 9 | 90 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Mon 10 | 96 % | Gemini → Cancer 18:15 | barren | |
| Tue 11 | 99 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Wed 12 | 100 % | Cancer → Leo 18:42 | fruitful | |
| Thu 13 | 98 % | Leo | barren | |
| Fri 14 | 92 % | Leo → Virgo 18:40 | barren | |
| Sat 15 | 85 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Sun 16 | 75 % | Virgo → Libra 19:51 | barren | |
| Mon 17 | 65 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 18 | 54 % | Libra → Scorpio 23:35 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 19 | 43 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Thu 20 | 33 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Fri 21 | 23 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 06:23 | barren | |
| Sat 22 | 15 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Sun 23 | 9 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 16:01 | barren | |
| Mon 24 | 4 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 25 | 1 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 26 | 0 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 03:44 | barren | |
| Thu 27 | 1 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Fri 28 | 3 % | Aquarius → Pisces 16:34 | barren | |
| Sat 29 | 7 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Sun 30 | 12 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Mon 31 | 19 % | Pisces → Aries 05:22 | barren |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
None this month by the classic rule.
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 19, 20, 29, 30): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 24, 25): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 31): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Wolf Moon
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