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.

September 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: September 1, 2027 – September 30, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, September 1, 2027. 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 September 2027, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
New Moon, 2.4% illuminated2.4%Aug 20 Waxing Crescent, 7.4% illuminated7.4%Aug 21 Waxing Crescent, 14.4% illuminated14.4%Aug 22 Waxing Crescent, 23% illuminated23%Aug 23
Waxing Crescent, 32.5% illuminated32.5%Aug 24 First Quarter, 42.4% illuminated42.4%Aug 25 First Quarter, 52.4% illuminated52.4%Aug 26 First Quarter 2:31 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 62% illuminated62%Aug 27 Waxing Gibbous, 71% illuminated71%Aug 28 Waxing Gibbous, 79.2% illuminated79.2%Sep 1 Waxing Gibbous, 86.3% illuminated86.3%Sep 2
Waxing Gibbous, 92.1% illuminated92.1%Sep 3 Full Moon, 96.4% illuminated96.4%Sep 4 Full Moon, 99.1% illuminated99.1%Sep 5 Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%Sep 6 Full Moon 7:03 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.8% illuminated98.8%Sep 7 Waning Gibbous, 95.8% illuminated95.8%Sep 8 Waning Gibbous, 90.8% illuminated90.8%Sep 9
Waning Gibbous, 83.9% illuminated83.9%Sep 10 Waning Gibbous, 75.5% illuminated75.5%Sep 11 Last Quarter, 65.7% illuminated65.7%Sep 12 Last Quarter, 54.9% illuminated54.9%Sep 13 Last Quarter, 43.7% illuminated43.7%Sep 14 Last Quarter 6:20 a.m. EDT Last Quarter, 32.6% illuminated32.6%Sep 15 Waning Crescent, 22.2% illuminated22.2%Sep 16
Waning Crescent, 13.2% illuminated13.2%Sep 17 Waning Crescent, 6.3% illuminated6.3%Sep 18 New Moon, 1.8% illuminated1.8%Sep 19 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%Sep 20 New Moon 10:35 p.m. EDT New Moon, 1.3% illuminated1.3%Sep 21

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.