MoonPhases

February 2026 · Monday · 7 months ago

2 February 2026

Full Moon

100% illuminated and waning, 14.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 2 February 2026: Full Moon, 100% illuminated

Ephemeris for 2 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Full Moon
Illumination
99.6%
Lunar age
14.7 days
Elongation
187.5°
Distance
373,633 km
Distance (mi)
232,165 mi
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Leo
Libration lat
2.1° S
Libration lon
5.0° E

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London17:4200:2108:0656.6°
New York18:1800:2707:3866.4°
Chicago18:1300:2407:3665.0°
Denver18:3000:3607:4266.9°
Los Angeles18:3400:3107:2772.4°
Mexico City19:3101:1207:4787.6°
São Paulo19:3700:3406:1547.9°
Berlin17:4100:2508:1555.8°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Last Quarter9 February 202612:43in 7 days
New Moon17 February 202612:01in 15 days
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 22 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 29 days