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SkyWatch: January 2026
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Dates and times are Universal Time |
Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Sun Information
Currently (Fri, 2026 Jan 02 00:51 UT)
RA 18 48 49.9Dec -22 57 40.6
X 0.192068
Y -0.884817
Z -0.383550
R 0.983312
Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon
| Local Date | AT Start | NT Start | CT Start | Sun Rise | Sun Set | CT End | NT End | AT End |
| 2026 Jan 01 | 05:42 | 06:14 | 06:48 | 07:17 | 16:48 | 17:18 | 17:51 | 18:23 |
| 2026 Jan 02 | 05:42 | 06:15 | 06:48 | 07:18 | 16:49 | 17:18 | 17:52 | 18:24 |
| 2026 Jan 03 | 05:42 | 06:15 | 06:48 | 07:18 | 16:50 | 17:19 | 17:53 | 18:25 |
Moon Information
Currently (Fri, 2026 Jan 02 00:51 UT)
RA 05 24 56.6Selected Positions for January 2026
Dec +28 09 59.6
Phase 0.970 (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 1.014 degrees
Diameter 33.15 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 159ELocal time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set 2026 Jan 01 13:51 21:44 05:50 2026 Jan 02 14:47 22:50 06:57 2026 Jan 03 15:55 23:56 07:51 Phases for 2026
New First Full Last
Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
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Dec 20 2025 01:44 Dec 27 2025 19:11 Jan 03 2026 10:04 Jan 10 2026 15:49
Jan 18 2026 19:53 Jan 26 2026 04:48 Feb 01 2026 22:10 Feb 09 2026 12:44
Feb 17 2026 12:02 Feb 24 2026 12:28 Mar 03 2026 11:39 Mar 11 2026 09:39
Mar 19 2026 01:24 Mar 25 2026 19:18 Apr 02 2026 02:12 Apr 10 2026 04:52
Apr 17 2026 11:52 Apr 24 2026 02:32 May 01 2026 17:24 May 09 2026 21:11
May 16 2026 20:01 May 23 2026 11:12 May 31 2026 08:45 Jun 08 2026 10:01
Jun 15 2026 02:54 Jun 21 2026 21:56 Jun 29 2026 23:57 Jul 07 2026 19:30
Jul 14 2026 09:44 Jul 21 2026 11:06 Jul 29 2026 14:36 Aug 06 2026 02:22
Aug 12 2026 17:37 Aug 20 2026 02:47 Aug 28 2026 04:19 Sep 04 2026 07:52
Sep 11 2026 03:27 Sep 18 2026 20:44 Sep 26 2026 16:49 Oct 03 2026 13:26
Oct 10 2026 15:50 Oct 18 2026 16:13 Oct 26 2026 04:12 Nov 01 2026 20:29
Nov 09 2026 07:02 Nov 17 2026 11:48 Nov 24 2026 14:54 Dec 01 2026 06:09
Dec 09 2026 00:52 Dec 17 2026 05:43 Dec 24 2026 01:29 Dec 30 2026 19:00
Jan 07 2027 20:25 Jan 15 2027 20:35 Jan 22 2027 12:18 Jan 29 2027 10:56Planet Information
Currently (Fri, 2026 Jan 02 00:51 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun 18 48 49.9 -22 57 40.6
Opposition 06 48 49.9 +22 57 40.6 180E 16:44 00:01 07:18
Mercury 17 59 14.3 -24 06 55.4 11W 06:41 11:13 15:44
Venus 18 44 10.6 -23 35 30.3 1W 07:23 11:57 16:32
Mars 18 57 18.7 -23 41 03.0 2E 07:33 12:08 16:44
Jupiter 07 30 22.3 +22 03 24.0 170W 17:29 00:41 07:53
Saturn 23 48 24.4 -03 42 48.9 75E 11:01 16:49 22:31
Uranus 03 41 18.9 +19 25 07.7 136E 13:51 20:53 03:54
Neptune 23 59 01.7 -01 33 25.5 78E 11:04 16:59 22:47
Pluto 20 22 20.7 -23 17 42.2 21E 08:45 13:23 17:54
Jan 01 2026 Jan 16 2026 Jan 31 2026
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Sun 18 44 25.2 -23 02 35.3 19 49 50.1 -21 02 21.7 21 56 39.6 -12 31 38.1
Opposition 06 44 25.2 +23 02 35.3 180E 07 49 50.1 +21 02 21.7 180E 09 56 39.6 +12 31 38.1 180E
Mercury 17 52 32.8 -23 59 44.6 12W 19 35 55.7 -23 28 15.5 4W 23 01 49.6 -05 54 59.1 17E
Venus 18 38 41.2 -23 38 40.8 1W 20 00 03.8 -21 36 08.5 2E 22 35 39.3 -10 26 33.1 10E
Mars 18 53 58.5 -23 45 04.6 2E 19 43 51.0 -22 17 00.5 2W 21 23 43.3 -16 25 04.9 9W
Jupiter 07 30 55.7 +22 02 03.0 169W 07 22 22.0 +22 21 47.7 173E 07 07 48.3 +22 51 07.7 139E
Saturn 23 48 11.7 -03 44 24.1 76E 23 51 56.7 -03 17 04.7 61E 00 02 54.2 -02 01 28.6 33E
Uranus 03 41 25.7 +19 25 28.9 137E 03 40 03.4 +19 21 13.4 122E 03 39 39.6 +19 20 30.3 90E
Neptune 23 58 58.9 -01 33 45.8 79E 23 59 52.5 -01 27 21.8 64E 00 02 56.7 -01 06 30.6 33E
Pluto 20 22 13.0 -23 18 04.9 22E 20 24 12.0 -23 12 20.6 8E 20 28 21.5 -23 01 19.8 23W