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.

May 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: April 23, 2026 – May 20, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, May 1, 2026. 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.

May 2026 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
First Quarter, 48.9% illuminated48.9%April 23 First Quarter 10:31 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 59.9% illuminated59.9%April 24 First Quarter, 70.1% illuminated70.1%April 25 Waxing Gibbous, 79.2% illuminated79.2%April 26 Waxing Gibbous, 86.9% illuminated86.9%April 27 Waxing Gibbous, 92.9% illuminated92.9%April 28 Full Moon, 97.1% illuminated97.1%April 29
Full Moon, 99.4% illuminated99.4%April 30 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%May 1 Full Moon 1:23 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.3% illuminated98.3%May 2 Waning Gibbous, 95.1% illuminated95.1%May 3 Waning Gibbous, 90.3% illuminated90.3%May 4 Waning Gibbous, 84.1% illuminated84.1%May 5 Waning Gibbous, 76.7% illuminated76.7%May 6
Last Quarter, 68.2% illuminated68.2%May 7 Last Quarter, 58.8% illuminated58.8%May 8 Last Quarter, 49% illuminated49%May 9 Last Quarter 5:10 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 38.8% illuminated38.8%May 10 Waning Crescent, 28.9% illuminated28.9%May 11 Waning Crescent, 19.5% illuminated19.5%May 12 Waning Crescent, 11.4% illuminated11.4%May 13
Waning Crescent, 5.1% illuminated5.1%May 14 New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%May 15 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%May 16 New Moon 4:00 p.m. EDT New Moon, 2.3% illuminated2.3%May 17 Waxing Crescent, 7.2% illuminated7.2%May 18 Waxing Crescent, 14.7% illuminated14.7%May 19 Waxing Crescent, 23.9% illuminated23.9%May 20

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.