MoonPhases

February 2026 · Tuesday · 7 months ago

17 February 2026

New Moon

0% illuminated and waning, 29.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 17 February 2026: New Moon, 0% illuminated

Ephemeris for 17 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
New Moon
Illumination
0.0%
Lunar age
29.7 days
Elongation
360.0°
Distance
384,485 km
Distance (mi)
238,908 mi
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Aquarius
Libration lat
1.3° N
Libration lon
5.0° 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
London07:2012:1617:2625.0°
New York06:5612:2117:5537.1°
Chicago06:5412:1717:5136.1°
Denver07:0112:2918:0638.6°
Los Angeles06:4712:2318:0844.6°
Mexico City07:1213:0419:0159.0°
São Paulo05:5212:2818:5778.2°
Berlin07:2812:2017:2623.7°

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 202612:01today
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 7 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 14 days
Last Quarter11 March 202609:39in 22 days