December 2026 Moon Phase Calendar
Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)
The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.
February 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian
Gregorian dates: February 1, 2026 – February 28, 2026.
Switching keeps the reference date, February 26, 2026. Weekday headings follow the Gregorian calendar. 13-month dates appear below each day. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 99.9%Feb 4
Full Moon 5:09 p.m. EST
|
98.4%Feb 5
|
 94.6%Feb 6
|
88.8%Feb 7
|
81.5%Feb 8
|
73.2%Feb 9
|
 64.1%Feb 10
|
|
54.8%Feb 11
|
45.3%Feb 12
Last Quarter 7:43 a.m. EST
|
36%Feb 13
|
 27.3%Feb 14
|
19.2%Feb 15
|
12.1%Feb 16
|
6.4%Feb 17
|
 2.4%Feb 18
|
0.3%Feb 19
|
0.3%Feb 20
New Moon 7:01 a.m. EST
|
2.8%Feb 21
|
 7.5%Feb 22
|
14.5%Feb 23
|
23.3%Feb 24
|
 33.5%Feb 25
|
44.7%Feb 26
|
56.1%Feb 27
First Quarter 7:27 a.m. EST
|
67.2%Feb 28
|
 77.4%Mar 1
|
86.1%Mar 2
|
93%Mar 3
|
Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.
December 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times
| Phase | Date | Time (ET) | Time (UTC) | 13 month date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 1:08 a.m. EST | 6:08 a.m. UTC | November 27, 2026 | |
| New Moon | 7:51 p.m. EST | 12:51 a.m. UTC | December 6, 2026 | |
| First Quarter | 12:42 a.m. EST | 5:42 a.m. UTC | December 15, 2026 | |
| Full Moon | 8:28 p.m. EST | 1:28 a.m. UTC | December 21, 2026 | |
| Last Quarter | 1:59 p.m. EST | 6:59 p.m. UTC | December 28, 2026 |
Special events and calculation notes
- : Supermoon (geocentric distance <= 360,000 km)
Eclipse classifications are from NASA GSFC. On this site, “supermoon” means a full moon with a computed geocentric distance of 360,000 km or less.
Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise
“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.