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.

Sol 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: June 18, 2027 – July 15, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, June 18, 2027. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Sol 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%June 18 Full Moon 8:44 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 99.1% illuminated99.1%June 19 Full Moon, 96.5% illuminated96.5%June 20 Waning Gibbous, 92.2% illuminated92.2%June 21 Waning Gibbous, 86.4% illuminated86.4%June 22 Waning Gibbous, 79.3% illuminated79.3%June 23 Waning Gibbous, 71.1% illuminated71.1%June 24
Last Quarter, 62% illuminated62%June 25 Last Quarter, 52.2% illuminated52.2%June 26 Last Quarter, 42.1% illuminated42.1%June 27 Last Quarter 12:54 a.m. EDT Waning Crescent, 31.9% illuminated31.9%June 28 Waning Crescent, 22.3% illuminated22.3%June 29 Waning Crescent, 13.7% illuminated13.7%June 30 Waning Crescent, 6.7% illuminated6.7%July 1
New Moon, 2% illuminated2%July 2 New Moon, 0.1% illuminated0.1%July 3 New Moon 11:01 p.m. EDT New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%July 4 Waxing Crescent, 5.3% illuminated5.3%July 5 Waxing Crescent, 12% illuminated12%July 6 Waxing Crescent, 20.8% illuminated20.8%July 7 Waxing Crescent, 30.9% illuminated30.9%July 8
First Quarter, 41.7% illuminated41.7%July 9 First Quarter, 52.5% illuminated52.5%July 10 First Quarter 2:38 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 62.9% illuminated62.9%July 11 Waxing Gibbous, 72.5% illuminated72.5%July 12 Waxing Gibbous, 81% illuminated81%July 13 Waxing Gibbous, 88.1% illuminated88.1%July 14 Waxing Gibbous, 93.6% illuminated93.6%July 15

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.