MoonPhases

February 2026 · Sunday · 7 months ago

8 February 2026

Last Quarter

60% illuminated and waning, 20.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 8 February 2026: Last Quarter, 60% illuminated

Ephemeris for 8 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
59.9%
Lunar age
20.7 days
Elongation
258.7°
Distance
401,401 km
Distance (mi)
249,419 mi
Apparent size
29.8′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
5.9° N
Libration lon
3.1° 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
London00:1004:5109:2120.4°
New York00:53 +104:5609:5430.3°
Chicago00:53 +104:5209:4729.0°
Denver00:59 +105:0310:0330.9°
Los Angeles00:38 +104:5810:1136.5°
Mexico City00:47 +105:3911:2051.5°
São Paulo22:5705:0311:4984.2°
Berlin00:1604:5509:2319.6°

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 202612:43tomorrow
New Moon17 February 202612:01in 9 days
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 16 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 23 days