February 2027 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.

February 2027 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in February 2027, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
New Moon10:56 a.m. EST
3:56 p.m. UTC
February 9, 2027
First Quarter2:58 a.m. EST
7:58 a.m. UTC
February 17, 2027
Full Moon6:23 p.m. EST
11:23 p.m. UTC
February 23, 2027
Last Quarter12:16 a.m. EST
5:16 a.m. UTC
March 3, 2027

Special events and calculation notes

  • : Annular solar eclipse (NASA GSFC)
  • : Penumbral lunar 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 2027; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Waning Crescent, 18.1% illuminatedWaning Crescent18.1%, 3:52 a.m. EST
, 8:52 a.m. UTC
February 4, 2027
Waning Crescent, 11.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent11.4%, 4:45 a.m. EST
, 9:45 a.m. UTC
February 5, 2027
Waning Crescent, 6.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent6.2%, 5:30 a.m. EST
, 10:30 a.m. UTC
February 6, 2027
New Moon, 2.4% illuminatedNew Moon2.4%, 6:08 a.m. EST
, 11:08 a.m. UTC
February 7, 2027
New Moon, 0.4% illuminatedNew Moon0.4%, 6:39 a.m. EST
, 11:39 a.m. UTC
February 8, 2027
New Moon, 0.1% illuminatedNew Moon0.1%, 7:06 a.m. EST
, 12:06 p.m. UTC
February 9, 2027
New Moon, 1.8% illuminatedNew Moon1.8%, 7:30 a.m. EST
, 12:30 p.m. UTC
February 10, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 5.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent5.3%, 7:51 a.m. EST
, 12:51 p.m. UTC
February 11, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 10.7% illuminatedWaxing Crescent10.7%, 8:12 a.m. EST
, 1:12 p.m. UTC
February 12, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 17.8% illuminatedWaxing Crescent17.8%, 8:33 a.m. EST
, 1:33 p.m. UTC
February 13, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 26.4% illuminatedWaxing Crescent26.4%, 8:55 a.m. EST
, 1:55 p.m. UTC
February 14, 2027
First Quarter, 36.2% illuminatedFirst Quarter36.2%, 9:21 a.m. EST
, 2:21 p.m. UTC
February 15, 2027
First Quarter, 46.9% illuminatedFirst Quarter46.9%, 9:53 a.m. EST
, 2:53 p.m. UTC
February 16, 2027
First Quarter, 58% illuminatedFirst Quarter58%, 10:32 a.m. EST
, 3:32 p.m. UTC
February 17, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 69% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous69%, 11:22 a.m. EST
, 4:22 p.m. UTC
February 18, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 79.2% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous79.2%, 12:24 p.m. EST
, 5:24 p.m. UTC
February 19, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 88% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous88%, 1:37 p.m. EST
, 6:37 p.m. UTC
February 20, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 94.7% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous94.7%, 2:56 p.m. EST
, 7:56 p.m. UTC
February 21, 2027
Full Moon, 98.7% illuminatedFull Moon98.7%, 4:17 p.m. EST
, 9:17 p.m. UTC
February 22, 2027
Full Moon, 100% illuminatedFull Moon100%, 5:35 p.m. EST
, 10:35 p.m. UTC
February 23, 2027
Full Moon, 98.4% illuminatedFull Moon98.4%, 6:51 p.m. EST
, 11:51 p.m. UTC
February 24, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 94.2% illuminatedWaning Gibbous94.2%, 8:04 p.m. EST
, 1:04 a.m. UTC
February 25, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 87.9% illuminatedWaning Gibbous87.9%, 9:15 p.m. EST
, 2:15 a.m. UTC
February 26, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 80% illuminatedWaning Gibbous80%, 10:25 p.m. EST
, 3:25 a.m. UTC
February 27, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 71.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous71.1%, 11:34 p.m. EST
, 4:34 a.m. UTC
February 28, 2027
Last Quarter, 61.6% illuminatedLast Quarter61.6%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateMarch 1, 2027
Last Quarter, 51.9% illuminatedLast Quarter51.9%, 12:40 a.m. EST
, 5:40 a.m. UTC
March 2, 2027
Last Quarter, 42.3% illuminatedLast Quarter42.3%, 1:43 a.m. EST
, 6:43 a.m. UTC
March 3, 2027

“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.