February 2026 · Thursday · 7 months ago
5 February 2026
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated and waning, 17.7 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 21:41 | 02:43 | 08:45 | 37.8° |
| New York | 21:41 | 02:47 | 08:47 | 47.4° |
| Chicago | 21:39 | 02:43 | 08:42 | 46.0° |
| Denver | 21:50 | 02:55 | 08:54 | 47.8° |
| Los Angeles | 21:41 | 02:50 | 08:50 | 53.3° |
| Mexico City | 22:12 | 03:31 | 09:36 | 68.5° |
| São Paulo | 21:17 | 02:55 | 09:09 | 66.9° |
| Berlin | 21:45 | 02:47 | 08:50 | 37.0° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | 9 February 2026 | 12:43 | in 4 days |
| New Moon | 17 February 2026 | 12:01 | in 12 days |
| First Quarter | 24 February 2026 | 12:28 | in 19 days |
| Full Moon | 3 March 2026 | 11:38 | in 26 days |