Lunar Calendar Month January 2028 (Japan)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Tokyo, Japan during January 2028.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
1st quarter	2028-01-05	10:40
full moon	2028-01-12	13:03
3rd quarter	2028-01-19	04:26
new moon	2028-01-27	00:12

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during January 2028.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance
Apogee	2028-01-01	12:54	405,631 km
Perigee	2028-01-13	16:48	359,045 km
Apogee	2028-01-29	00:32	406,386 km

Eclipses in January 2028

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during January 2028. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Japan.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2028-01-27	141
lunar eclipse	2028-01-12	115

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Pleiades	2028-01-08 23:28
Beehive	2028-01-13 15:04
Antares	2028-01-22 08:46
Venus	2028-01-30 23:01

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 31 days of January 2028.

January 2028
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 52	27 Monday	28 Tuesday	29 Wednesday	30 Thursday	31 Friday	1Saturday 12.7% illuminated Age: 3.4	2Sunday 19.6% illuminated Age: 4.3
Week 1	3Monday 27.5% illuminated Age: 5.2	4Tuesday 36.4% illuminated Age: 6.1	5Wednesday 45.8% illuminated Age: 7	6Thursday 55.6% illuminated Age: 7.9	7Friday 65.4% illuminated Age: 8.9	8Saturday 75% illuminated Age: 9.8	9Sunday 83.7% illuminated Age: 10.9
Week 2	10Monday 91.1% illuminated Age: 11.9	11Tuesday 96.5% illuminated Age: 13	12Wednesday 99.5% illuminated Age: 14.1	13Thursday 99.7% illuminated Age: 15.3	14Friday 96.9% illuminated Age: 16.4	15Saturday 91.3% illuminated Age: 17.6	16Sunday 83.4% illuminated Age: 18.7
Week 3	17Monday 73.7% illuminated Age: 19.8	18Tuesday 63.1% illuminated Age: 20.9	19Wednesday 52.2% illuminated Age: 21.9	20Thursday 41.4% illuminated Age: 23	21Friday 31.3% illuminated Age: 23.9	22Saturday 22.2% illuminated Age: 24.9	23Sunday 14.5% illuminated Age: 25.9
Week 4	24Monday 8.2% illuminated Age: 26.8	25Tuesday 3.7% illuminated Age: 27.7	26Wednesday 0.9% illuminated Age: 28.6	27Thursday 0% illuminated Age: 29.5	28Friday 0.9% illuminated Age: 0.9	29Saturday 3.5% illuminated Age: 1.8	30Sunday 7.8% illuminated Age: 2.7
Week 5	31Monday 13.6% illuminated Age: 3.6	1 Tuesday	2 Wednesday	3 Thursday	4 Friday	5 Saturday	6 Sunday
	7 Monday	8 Tuesday	9 Wednesday	10 Thursday	11 Friday	12 Saturday	13 Sunday