July 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.

Moon phases for February 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%Feb 4 Full Moon 5:09 p.m. EST Full Moon, 98.4% illuminated98.4%Feb 5 Waning Gibbous, 94.6% illuminated94.6%Feb 6 Waning Gibbous, 88.8% illuminated88.8%Feb 7 Waning Gibbous, 81.5% illuminated81.5%Feb 8 Waning Gibbous, 73.2% illuminated73.2%Feb 9 Last Quarter, 64.1% illuminated64.1%Feb 10
Last Quarter, 54.8% illuminated54.8%Feb 11 Last Quarter, 45.3% illuminated45.3%Feb 12 Last Quarter 7:43 a.m. EST Last Quarter, 36% illuminated36%Feb 13 Waning Crescent, 27.3% illuminated27.3%Feb 14 Waning Crescent, 19.2% illuminated19.2%Feb 15 Waning Crescent, 12.1% illuminated12.1%Feb 16 Waning Crescent, 6.4% illuminated6.4%Feb 17
New Moon, 2.4% illuminated2.4%Feb 18 New Moon, 0.3% illuminated0.3%Feb 19 New Moon, 0.3% illuminated0.3%Feb 20 New Moon 7:01 a.m. EST New Moon, 2.8% illuminated2.8%Feb 21 Waxing Crescent, 7.5% illuminated7.5%Feb 22 Waxing Crescent, 14.5% illuminated14.5%Feb 23 Waxing Crescent, 23.3% illuminated23.3%Feb 24
First Quarter, 33.5% illuminated33.5%Feb 25 First Quarter, 44.7% illuminated44.7%Feb 26 First Quarter, 56.1% illuminated56.1%Feb 27 First Quarter 7:27 a.m. EST First Quarter, 67.2% illuminated67.2%Feb 28 Waxing Gibbous, 77.4% illuminated77.4%Mar 1 Waxing Gibbous, 86.1% illuminated86.1%Mar 2 Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated93%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.

July 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in July 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Last Quarter3:28 p.m. EDT
7:28 p.m. UTC		Sol 20, 2026
New Moon5:43 a.m. EDT
9:43 a.m. UTC		Sol 27, 2026
First Quarter7:05 a.m. EDT
11:05 a.m. UTC		July 6, 2026
Full Moon10:35 a.m. EDT
2:35 p.m. UTC		July 14, 2026

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in July 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Waning Gibbous, 96.3% illuminatedWaning Gibbous96.3%, 10:04 p.m. EDT
, 2:04 a.m. UTC		Sol 14, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 91.8% illuminatedWaning Gibbous91.8%, 10:32 p.m. EDT
, 2:32 a.m. UTC		Sol 15, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 85.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous85.7%, 10:56 p.m. EDT
, 2:56 a.m. UTC		Sol 16, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 78% illuminatedWaning Gibbous78%, 11:18 p.m. EDT
, 3:18 a.m. UTC		Sol 17, 2026
Last Quarter, 68.9% illuminatedLast Quarter68.9%, 11:39 p.m. EDT
, 3:39 a.m. UTC		Sol 18, 2026
Last Quarter, 58.9% illuminatedLast Quarter58.9%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateSol 19, 2026
Last Quarter, 48.1% illuminatedLast Quarter48.1%, 12:00 a.m. EDT
, 4:00 a.m. UTC		Sol 20, 2026
Last Quarter, 37.1% illuminatedLast Quarter37.1%, 12:24 a.m. EDT
, 4:24 a.m. UTC		Sol 21, 2026
Waning Crescent, 26.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent26.4%, 12:52 a.m. EDT
, 4:52 a.m. UTC		Sol 22, 2026
Waning Crescent, 16.7% illuminatedWaning Crescent16.7%, 1:26 a.m. EDT
, 5:26 a.m. UTC		Sol 23, 2026
Waning Crescent, 8.7% illuminatedWaning Crescent8.7%, 2:10 a.m. EDT
, 6:10 a.m. UTC		Sol 24, 2026
New Moon, 3.1% illuminatedNew Moon3.1%, 3:07 a.m. EDT
, 7:07 a.m. UTC		Sol 25, 2026
New Moon, 0.3% illuminatedNew Moon0.3%, 4:16 a.m. EDT
, 8:16 a.m. UTC		Sol 26, 2026
New Moon, 0.6% illuminatedNew Moon0.6%, 5:34 a.m. EDT
, 9:34 a.m. UTC		Sol 27, 2026
New Moon, 3.7% illuminatedNew Moon3.7%, 6:55 a.m. EDT
, 10:55 a.m. UTC		Sol 28, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 9.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent9.3%, 8:13 a.m. EDT
, 12:13 p.m. UTC		July 1, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 16.9% illuminatedWaxing Crescent16.9%, 9:27 a.m. EDT
, 1:27 p.m. UTC		July 2, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 25.8% illuminatedWaxing Crescent25.8%, 10:37 a.m. EDT
, 2:37 p.m. UTC		July 3, 2026
First Quarter, 35.5% illuminatedFirst Quarter35.5%, 11:44 a.m. EDT
, 3:44 p.m. UTC		July 4, 2026
First Quarter, 45.5% illuminatedFirst Quarter45.5%, 12:49 p.m. EDT
, 4:49 p.m. UTC		July 5, 2026
First Quarter, 55.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter55.4%, 1:54 p.m. EDT
, 5:54 p.m. UTC		July 6, 2026
First Quarter, 64.9% illuminatedFirst Quarter64.9%, 2:59 p.m. EDT
, 6:59 p.m. UTC		July 7, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 73.7% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous73.7%, 4:02 p.m. EDT
, 8:02 p.m. UTC		July 8, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 81.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous81.6%, 5:03 p.m. EDT
, 9:03 p.m. UTC		July 9, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 88.3% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous88.3%, 5:59 p.m. EDT
, 9:59 p.m. UTC		July 10, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 93.7% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous93.7%, 6:49 p.m. EDT
, 10:49 p.m. UTC		July 11, 2026
Full Moon, 97.5% illuminatedFull Moon97.5%, 7:31 p.m. EDT
, 11:31 p.m. UTC		July 12, 2026
Full Moon, 99.6% illuminatedFull Moon99.6%, 8:06 p.m. EDT
, 12:06 a.m. UTC		July 13, 2026
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminatedFull Moon99.8%, 8:35 p.m. EDT
, 12:35 a.m. UTC		July 14, 2026
Full Moon, 98.1% illuminatedFull Moon98.1%, 9:01 p.m. EDT
, 1:01 a.m. UTC		July 15, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 94.4% illuminatedWaning Gibbous94.4%, 9:23 p.m. EDT
, 1:23 a.m. UTC		July 16, 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.