MoonPhases

February 2026 · Monday · 7 months ago

9 February 2026

Last Quarter

50% illuminated and waning, 21.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 9 February 2026: Last Quarter, 50% illuminated

Ephemeris for 9 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
50.4%
Lunar age
21.7 days
Elongation
269.7°
Distance
403,617 km
Distance (mi)
250,796 mi
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Scorpio
Libration lat
6.5° N
Libration lon
1.9° 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
London01:2405:3609:3916.0°
New York00:5305:4110:2326.1°
Chicago00:5305:3710:1524.7°
Denver00:5905:4910:3326.7°
Los Angeles00:3805:4410:4432.3°
Mexico City00:4706:2511:5947.3°
São Paulo23:3605:4812:4388.6°
Berlin01:3205:4009:3815.2°

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 202612:43today
New Moon17 February 202612:01in 8 days
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 15 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 22 days