Fishing moon calendar – January 17, 2026

Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)

January 17, 2026

Capricorn

Moon 17 January
Waning Crescent
Illumination: 2%

Date: January 17, 2026

Day of the week: Saturday

Moon age: 28, 29 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 07:41

Moonset:   ↓ 14:33

Moon Sign: Capricorn ♑

Element: Earth

Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Plant part: Root Days

28 lunar day – until 07:41
29 lunar day – from 07:41

Moon position on January 17, 2026

On January 17 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Crescent phase in the zodiacal constellation of Capricorn ♑, according to the calendar it is the 29 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 2%. Moonrise will occur at 07:41 and sunset at 14:33.

  1. 28 lunar day until 07:41 – “No fish here” — this sign could be placed at any water body today.
  2. 29 lunar day from 07:41 – The upcoming new moon makes the fishing bad, so you should hold off on going just yet.

Summary: this is an unfavorable day for fishing.

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