MoonPhases

February 2026 · Monday · 7 months ago

16 February 2026

New Moon

1% illuminated and waning, 28.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 16 February 2026: New Moon, 1% illuminated

Ephemeris for 16 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
New Moon
Illumination
1.1%
Lunar age
28.7 days
Elongation
348.0°
Distance
388,504 km
Distance (mi)
241,405 mi
Apparent size
30.7′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
2.8° N
Libration lon
4.9° W

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
London07:0411:2916:0519.5°
New York06:3111:3416:4631.4°
Chicago06:2911:3016:4130.4°
Denver06:3511:4216:5832.8°
Los Angeles06:1711:3717:0438.8°
Mexico City06:3412:1818:0653.3°
São Paulo04:5411:4118:2283.9°
Berlin07:1311:3316:0418.3°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon17 February 202612:01tomorrow
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 8 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 15 days
Last Quarter11 March 202609:39in 23 days