MoonPhases

February 2026 · Tuesday · 7 months ago

3 February 2026

Waning Gibbous

97% illuminated and waning, 15.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 3 February 2026: Waning Gibbous, 97% illuminated

Ephemeris for 3 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
96.9%
Lunar age
15.7 days
Elongation
200.2°
Distance
378,222 km
Distance (mi)
235,016 mi
Apparent size
31.6′
Constellation
Virgo
Libration lat
0.5° S
Libration lon
5.5° 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
London19:0501:1208:2250.7°
New York19:2901:1708:0460.3°
Chicago19:2501:1408:0158.9°
Denver19:3901:2608:0960.8°
Los Angeles19:3901:2007:5766.3°
Mexico City20:2702:0108:2681.5°
São Paulo20:1301:2407:1653.9°
Berlin19:0601:1608:2949.9°

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 6 days
New Moon17 February 202612:01in 14 days
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 21 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 28 days