February 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.

May 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, May 21, 2026. Weekday headings follow the Gregorian calendar. 13-month dates appear below each day. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Moon phases for May 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%May 9 Full Moon 1:23 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.3% illuminated98.3%May 10
Waning Gibbous, 95.1% illuminated95.1%May 11 Waning Gibbous, 90.3% illuminated90.3%May 12 Waning Gibbous, 84.1% illuminated84.1%May 13 Waning Gibbous, 76.7% illuminated76.7%May 14 Last Quarter, 68.2% illuminated68.2%May 15 Last Quarter, 58.8% illuminated58.8%May 16 Last Quarter, 49% illuminated49%May 17 Last Quarter 5:10 p.m. EDT
Last Quarter, 38.8% illuminated38.8%May 18 Waning Crescent, 28.9% illuminated28.9%May 19 Waning Crescent, 19.5% illuminated19.5%May 20 Waning Crescent, 11.4% illuminated11.4%May 21 Waning Crescent, 5.1% illuminated5.1%May 22 New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%May 23 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%May 24 New Moon 4:00 p.m. EDT
New Moon, 2.3% illuminated2.3%May 25 Waxing Crescent, 7.2% illuminated7.2%May 26 Waxing Crescent, 14.7% illuminated14.7%May 27 Waxing Crescent, 23.9% illuminated23.9%May 28 First Quarter, 34.3% illuminated34.3%Jun 1 First Quarter, 45.1% illuminated45.1%Jun 2 First Quarter, 55.8% illuminated55.8%Jun 3 First Quarter 7:10 a.m. EDT
First Quarter, 66% illuminated66%Jun 4 Waxing Gibbous, 75.2% illuminated75.2%Jun 5 Waxing Gibbous, 83.2% illuminated83.2%Jun 6 Waxing Gibbous, 89.8% illuminated89.8%Jun 7 Waxing Gibbous, 94.8% illuminated94.8%Jun 8 Full Moon, 98.1% illuminated98.1%Jun 9 Full Moon, 99.7% illuminated99.7%Jun 10
Full Moon, 99.5% illuminated99.5%Jun 11 Full Moon 4:45 a.m. EDT

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.

February 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in February 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Full Moon5:09 p.m. EST
10:09 p.m. UTC
February 4, 2026
Last Quarter7:43 a.m. EST
12:43 p.m. UTC
February 12, 2026
New Moon7:01 a.m. EST
12:01 p.m. UTC
February 20, 2026
First Quarter7:27 a.m. EST
12:27 p.m. UTC
February 27, 2026

Special events and calculation notes

  • : Annular solar eclipse (NASA GSFC)

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

Daily lunar conditions in February 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminatedFull Moon99.9%, 5:07 p.m. EST
, 10:07 p.m. UTC
February 4, 2026
Full Moon, 98.4% illuminatedFull Moon98.4%, 6:21 p.m. EST
, 11:21 p.m. UTC
February 5, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 94.6% illuminatedWaning Gibbous94.6%, 7:32 p.m. EST
, 12:32 a.m. UTC
February 6, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 88.8% illuminatedWaning Gibbous88.8%, 8:39 p.m. EST
, 1:39 a.m. UTC
February 7, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 81.5% illuminatedWaning Gibbous81.5%, 9:44 p.m. EST
, 2:44 a.m. UTC
February 8, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 73.2% illuminatedWaning Gibbous73.2%, 10:48 p.m. EST
, 3:48 a.m. UTC
February 9, 2026
Last Quarter, 64.1% illuminatedLast Quarter64.1%, 11:52 p.m. EST
, 4:52 a.m. UTC
February 10, 2026
Last Quarter, 54.8% illuminatedLast Quarter54.8%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateFebruary 11, 2026
Last Quarter, 45.3% illuminatedLast Quarter45.3%, 12:56 a.m. EST
, 5:56 a.m. UTC
February 12, 2026
Last Quarter, 36% illuminatedLast Quarter36%, 1:59 a.m. EST
, 6:59 a.m. UTC
February 13, 2026
Waning Crescent, 27.3% illuminatedWaning Crescent27.3%, 3:00 a.m. EST
, 8:00 a.m. UTC
February 14, 2026
Waning Crescent, 19.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent19.2%, 3:57 a.m. EST
, 8:57 a.m. UTC
February 15, 2026
Waning Crescent, 12.1% illuminatedWaning Crescent12.1%, 4:47 a.m. EST
, 9:47 a.m. UTC
February 16, 2026
Waning Crescent, 6.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent6.4%, 5:29 a.m. EST
, 10:29 a.m. UTC
February 17, 2026
New Moon, 2.4% illuminatedNew Moon2.4%, 6:04 a.m. EST
, 11:04 a.m. UTC
February 18, 2026
New Moon, 0.3% illuminatedNew Moon0.3%, 6:34 a.m. EST
, 11:34 a.m. UTC
February 19, 2026
New Moon, 0.3% illuminatedNew Moon0.3%, 7:00 a.m. EST
, 12:00 p.m. UTC
February 20, 2026
New Moon, 2.8% illuminatedNew Moon2.8%, 7:23 a.m. EST
, 12:23 p.m. UTC
February 21, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 7.5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent7.5%, 7:45 a.m. EST
, 12:45 p.m. UTC
February 22, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 14.5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent14.5%, 8:07 a.m. EST
, 1:07 p.m. UTC
February 23, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 23.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent23.3%, 8:32 a.m. EST
, 1:32 p.m. UTC
February 24, 2026
First Quarter, 33.5% illuminatedFirst Quarter33.5%, 9:01 a.m. EST
, 2:01 p.m. UTC
February 25, 2026
First Quarter, 44.7% illuminatedFirst Quarter44.7%, 9:35 a.m. EST
, 2:35 p.m. UTC
February 26, 2026
First Quarter, 56.1% illuminatedFirst Quarter56.1%, 10:19 a.m. EST
, 3:19 p.m. UTC
February 27, 2026
First Quarter, 67.2% illuminatedFirst Quarter67.2%, 11:13 a.m. EST
, 4:13 p.m. UTC
February 28, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 77.4% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous77.4%, 12:18 p.m. EST
, 5:18 p.m. UTC
March 1, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 86.1% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous86.1%, 1:31 p.m. EST
, 6:31 p.m. UTC
March 2, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous93%, 2:46 p.m. EST
, 7:46 p.m. UTC
March 3, 2026

“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.