February 2026 · Tuesday · 7 months ago
24 February 2026
First Quarter
50% illuminated and waxing, 7.0 days into the lunar cycle.
Ephemeris for 24 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Illumination
- 49.9%
- Lunar age
- 7.0 days
- Elongation
- 89.7°
- Distance
- 370,176 km
- Distance (mi)
- 230,017 mi
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Libration lat
- 6.8° S
- Libration lon
- 0.5° W
Moonrise and moonset
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 09:16 | 18:08 | 01:53 | 65.1° |
| New York | 10:15 | 18:16 | 01:12 | 76.6° |
| Chicago | 10:06 | 18:13 | 01:14 | 75.4° |
| Denver | 10:27 | 18:26 | 01:19 | 77.7° |
| Los Angeles | 10:42 | 18:21 | 00:55 | 83.6° |
| Mexico City | 12:03 | 19:01 | 00:56 | 81.7° |
| São Paulo | 13:01 | 18:22 | 23:42 | 38.4° |
| Berlin | 09:14 | 18:12 | 02:02 | 64.0° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 24 February 2026 | 12:28 | today |
| Full Moon | 3 March 2026 | 11:38 | in 7 days |
| Last Quarter | 11 March 2026 | 09:39 | in 15 days |
| New Moon | 19 March 2026 | 01:24 | in 23 days |