Fishing moon calendar – January 6, 2026
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)January 6, 2026 Date: January 6, 2026 Day of the week: Tuesday Moon age: 18, 19 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 20:11 Moonset: ↓ 10:04 Moon Sign: Leo ♌ and Virgo ♍ (from 17:03) Element: Fire | Earth (from 17:03) Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Fruit Days | Root Days (from 17:03) |
18 lunar day – until 20:11
19 lunar day – from 20:11
Moon position on January 6, 2026
On January 6 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Leo ♌, according to the calendar it is the 18 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 89%. Moonrise will occur at 20:11 and sunset at 10:04.
- 18 lunar day until 20:11 – The fish are attacking the food confidently, greedily snatching up every bait offered to them.
- 19 lunar day from 20:11 – This is the perfect excuse to leave the house and go fishing - the fish are biting and they're biting hard!
Summary: today is a favourable day for fishing.