| Current Time: | Feb 16, 2026 at 12:20:33 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 1° North |
| Moon Altitude: | 43.3° |
| Moon Distance: | 241,062 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 9:01 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 8:37 am |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 8:54 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Esperanza Base, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 2:43 am | ↑ (329°) | 9:59 pm | ↑ (45°) | 12:22 am | (3.0°) | 229,218 | 99.1% | |
| 2 | - | 4:53 am | ↑ (311°) | 9:49 pm | ↑ (60°) | 1:17 am | (8.0°) | 231,368 | 99.9% | |
| 3 | - | 6:47 am | ↑ (295°) | 9:40 pm | ↑ (74°) | 2:07 am | (13.9°) | 234,161 | 97.9% | |
| 4 | - | 8:31 am | ↑ (279°) | 9:32 pm | ↑ (88°) | 2:54 am | (20.3°) | 237,387 | 93.5% | |
| 5 | - | 10:09 am | ↑ (264°) | 9:25 pm | ↑ (102°) | 3:37 am | (26.8°) | 240,768 | 87.2% | |
| 6 | - | 11:45 am | ↑ (250°) | 9:17 pm | ↑ (115°) | 4:20 am | (33.0°) | 244,032 | 79.4% | |
| 7 | - | 1:22 pm | ↑ (236°) | 9:08 pm | ↑ (129°) | 5:02 am | (38.8°) | 246,906 | 70.6% | |
| 8 | - | 3:04 pm | ↑ (221°) | 8:58 pm | ↑ (142°) | 5:45 am | (44.0°) | 249,182 | 61.1% | |
 9 | - | 4:55 pm | ↑ (206°) | 8:42 pm | ↑ (156°) | 6:31 am | (48.3°) | 250,696 | 51.4% | |
| 10 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 7:18 am | (51.6°) | 251,362 | 41.7% | |||
| 11 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 8:08 am | (53.7°) | 251,162 | 32.3% | |||
| 12 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 9:00 am | (54.5°) | 250,150 | 23.4% | |||
| 13 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 9:52 am | (53.8°) | 248,450 | 15.6% | |||
| 14 | - | 9:20 pm | ↑ (204°) | - | 10:44 am | (51.6°) | 246,227 | 8.9% | ||
| 15 | 1:11 am | ↑ (153°) | 9:04 pm | ↑ (219°) | - | 11:35 am | (48.1°) | 243,693 | 3.9% | |
| 16 | 3:10 am | ↑ (137°) | 8:54 pm | ↑ (234°) | - | 12:24 pm | (43.3°) | 241,048 | 0.8% | |
 17 | 5:00 am | ↑ (122°) | 8:45 pm | ↑ (248°) | - | 1:11 pm | (37.6°) | 238,496 | 0.0% | |
| 18 | 6:45 am | ↑ (106°) | 8:37 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 1:56 pm | (31.3°) | 236,184 | 1.7% | |
| 19 | 8:28 am | ↑ (91°) | 8:29 pm | ↑ (277°) | - | 2:42 pm | (24.5°) | 234,219 | 5.8% | |
| 20 | 10:12 am | ↑ (75°) | 8:21 pm | ↑ (291°) | - | 3:28 pm | (17.8°) | 232,642 | 12.4% | |
| 21 | 12:02 pm | ↑ (59°) | 8:11 pm | ↑ (306°) | - | 4:17 pm | (11.4°) | 231,462 | 21.0% | |
| 22 | 2:02 pm | ↑ (42°) | 7:59 pm | ↑ (322°) | - | 5:09 pm | (5.8°) | 230,647 | 31.4% | |
| 23 | 4:20 pm | ↑ (23°) | 7:38 pm | ↑ (340°) | - | 6:05 pm | (1.5°) | 230,163 | 42.8% | |
 24 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 7:05 pm | (-1.0°) | 229,991 | 54.7% | |||
| 25 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 8:08 pm | (-1.9°) | 230,142 | 66.4% | |||
| 26 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 9:11 pm | (-1.0°) | 230,648 | 77.1% | |||
| 27 | 8:38 pm | ↑ (20°) | 11:54 pm | ↑ (337°) | - | 10:10 pm | (1.4°) | 231,561 | 86.2% | |
| 28 | 8:17 pm | ↑ (38°) | - | - | 11:06 pm | (5.7°) | 232,919 | 93.2% | ||
| * All times are local time for Esperanza Base. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red. | ||||||||||
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