| Current Time: | Feb 8, 2026 at 9:39:47 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 260° West |
| Moon Altitude: | 21.7° |
| Moon Distance: | 248,429 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 10:01 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 9:37 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 11:20 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Townsville, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 4:50 am | ↑ (296°) | 6:31 pm | ↑ (67°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
 2 | - | 5:54 am | ↑ (291°) | 7:17 pm | ↑ (72°) | 12:11 am | (49.4°) | 230,057 | 99.8% | |
| 3 | - | 6:55 am | ↑ (285°) | 7:57 pm | ↑ (79°) | 1:04 am | (55.0°) | 232,513 | 99.3% | |
| 4 | - | 7:52 am | ↑ (278°) | 8:33 pm | ↑ (85°) | 1:52 am | (61.2°) | 235,522 | 96.3% | |
| 5 | - | 8:46 am | ↑ (271°) | 9:07 pm | ↑ (92°) | 2:37 am | (67.8°) | 238,852 | 91.0% | |
| 6 | - | 9:38 am | ↑ (264°) | 9:41 pm | ↑ (99°) | 3:20 am | (74.2°) | 242,215 | 84.0% | |
| 7 | - | 10:29 am | ↑ (258°) | 10:15 pm | ↑ (105°) | 4:03 am | (80.3°) | 245,340 | 75.7% | |
| 8 | - | 11:20 am | ↑ (252°) | 10:51 pm | ↑ (110°) | 4:45 am | (85.9°) | 247,977 | 66.5% | |
 9 | - | 12:12 pm | ↑ (248°) | 11:29 pm | ↑ (114°) | 5:29 am | (89.3°) | 249,940 | 56.9% | |
| 10 | - | 1:05 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 6:16 am | (85.4°) | 251,092 | 47.2% | ||
| 11 | 12:12 am | ↑ (118°) | 1:59 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 7:04 am | (82.5°) | 251,380 | 37.5% | |
| 12 | 12:58 am | ↑ (120°) | 2:52 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 7:55 am | (81.0°) | 250,817 | 28.3% | |
| 13 | 1:49 am | ↑ (120°) | 3:44 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 8:47 am | (80.8°) | 249,488 | 19.9% | |
| 14 | 2:44 am | ↑ (119°) | 4:33 pm | ↑ (242°) | - | 9:40 am | (82.2°) | 247,537 | 12.5% | |
| 15 | 3:40 am | ↑ (117°) | 5:19 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 10:31 am | (85.0°) | 245,154 | 6.5% | |
| 16 | 4:37 am | ↑ (113°) | 6:01 pm | ↑ (250°) | - | 11:21 am | (89.1°) | 242,547 | 2.3% | |
 17 | 5:33 am | ↑ (107°) | 6:40 pm | ↑ (256°) | - | 12:09 pm | (85.7°) | 239,921 | 0.2% | |
| 18 | 6:29 am | ↑ (101°) | 7:17 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 12:55 pm | (79.7°) | 237,456 | 0.4% | |
| 19 | 7:24 am | ↑ (94°) | 7:53 pm | ↑ (269°) | - | 1:41 pm | (73.1°) | 235,286 | 3.2% | |
| 20 | 8:19 am | ↑ (87°) | 8:29 pm | ↑ (276°) | - | 2:26 pm | (66.2°) | 233,485 | 8.4% | |
| 21 | 9:16 am | ↑ (80°) | 9:07 pm | ↑ (283°) | - | 3:14 pm | (59.5°) | 232,084 | 15.9% | |
| 22 | 10:15 am | ↑ (74°) | 9:49 pm | ↑ (289°) | - | 4:04 pm | (53.3°) | 231,066 | 25.3% | |
| 23 | 11:16 am | ↑ (68°) | 10:35 pm | ↑ (295°) | - | 4:58 pm | (48.0°) | 230,398 | 36.2% | |
 24 | 12:21 pm | ↑ (63°) | 11:28 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 5:56 pm | (44.1°) | 230,050 | 48.0% | |
| 25 | 1:27 pm | ↑ (60°) | - | - | 6:57 pm | (41.9°) | 230,015 | 59.9% | ||
| 26 | - | 12:27 am | ↑ (300°) | 2:30 pm | ↑ (60°) | 8:00 pm | (41.8°) | 230,316 | 71.2% | |
| 27 | - | 1:30 am | ↑ (300°) | 3:30 pm | ↑ (61°) | 9:02 pm | (43.7°) | 230,992 | 81.3% | |
| 28 | - | 2:35 am | ↑ (297°) | 4:23 pm | ↑ (65°) | 10:00 pm | (47.3°) | 232,093 | 89.5% | |
| * All times are local time for Townsville. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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