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.

July 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

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

Switching keeps the reference date, July 1, 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 July 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Waning Gibbous, 96.3% illuminated96.3%Sol 14 Waning Gibbous, 91.8% illuminated91.8%Sol 15 Waning Gibbous, 85.7% illuminated85.7%Sol 16 Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminated78%Sol 17
Last Quarter, 68.9% illuminated68.9%Sol 18 Last Quarter, 58.9% illuminated58.9%Sol 19 Last Quarter, 48.1% illuminated48.1%Sol 20 Last Quarter 3:28 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 37.1% illuminated37.1%Sol 21 Waning Crescent, 26.4% illuminated26.4%Sol 22 Waning Crescent, 16.7% illuminated16.7%Sol 23 Waning Crescent, 8.7% illuminated8.7%Sol 24
New Moon, 3.1% illuminated3.1%Sol 25 New Moon, 0.3% illuminated0.3%Sol 26 New Moon, 0.6% illuminated0.6%Sol 27 New Moon 5:43 a.m. EDT New Moon, 3.7% illuminated3.7%Sol 28 Waxing Crescent, 9.3% illuminated9.3%Jul 1 Waxing Crescent, 16.9% illuminated16.9%Jul 2 Waxing Crescent, 25.8% illuminated25.8%Jul 3
First Quarter, 35.5% illuminated35.5%Jul 4 First Quarter, 45.5% illuminated45.5%Jul 5 First Quarter, 55.4% illuminated55.4%Jul 6 First Quarter 7:05 a.m. EDT First Quarter, 64.9% illuminated64.9%Jul 7 Waxing Gibbous, 73.7% illuminated73.7%Jul 8 Waxing Gibbous, 81.6% illuminated81.6%Jul 9 Waxing Gibbous, 88.3% illuminated88.3%Jul 10
Waxing Gibbous, 93.7% illuminated93.7%Jul 11 Full Moon, 97.5% illuminated97.5%Jul 12 Full Moon, 99.6% illuminated99.6%Jul 13 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%Jul 14 Full Moon 10:35 a.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.1% illuminated98.1%Jul 15 Waning Gibbous, 94.4% illuminated94.4%Jul 16

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.