MoonPhases

February 2026 · Thursday · 7 months ago

5 February 2026

Waning Gibbous

86% illuminated and waning, 17.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 5 February 2026: Waning Gibbous, 86% illuminated

Ephemeris for 5 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
85.6%
Lunar age
17.7 days
Elongation
224.6°
Distance
388,641 km
Distance (mi)
241,490 mi
Apparent size
30.7′
Constellation
Libra
Libration lat
2.6° N
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
London21:4102:4308:4537.8°
New York21:4102:4708:4747.4°
Chicago21:3902:4308:4246.0°
Denver21:5002:5508:5447.8°
Los Angeles21:4102:5008:5053.3°
Mexico City22:1203:3109:3668.5°
São Paulo21:1702:5509:0966.9°
Berlin21:4502:4708:5037.0°

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 4 days
New Moon17 February 202612:01in 12 days
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 19 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 26 days