| Current Time: | Feb 8, 2026 at 3:03:47 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 147° Southeast |
| Moon Altitude: | 15.0° |
| Moon Distance: | 248,638 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 1:01 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 12:37 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 9:51 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Recklinghausen, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 8:16 am | ↑ (307°) | 4:42 pm | ↑ (56°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 2 | - | 8:37 am | ↑ (298°) | 6:10 pm | ↑ (66°) | 12:51 am | (56.6°) | 230,931 | 100.0% | |
| 3 | - | 8:52 am | ↑ (288°) | 7:34 pm | ↑ (77°) | 1:42 am | (50.7°) | 233,625 | 98.5% | |
| 4 | - | 9:04 am | ↑ (278°) | 8:53 pm | ↑ (87°) | 2:29 am | (44.3°) | 236,791 | 94.5% | |
| 5 | - | 9:15 am | ↑ (268°) | 10:10 pm | ↑ (98°) | 3:13 am | (37.9°) | 240,167 | 88.5% | |
| 6 | - | 9:26 am | ↑ (258°) | 11:25 pm | ↑ (108°) | 3:55 am | (31.6°) | 243,471 | 80.9% | |
| 7 | - | 9:38 am | ↑ (249°) | - | 4:38 am | (25.7°) | 246,432 | 72.2% | ||
| 8 | 12:39 am | ↑ (117°) | 9:51 am | ↑ (240°) | - | 5:21 am | (20.5°) | 248,828 | 62.9% | |
 9 | 1:53 am | ↑ (125°) | 10:08 am | ↑ (232°) | - | 6:06 am | (16.0°) | 250,487 | 53.1% | |
| 10 | 3:07 am | ↑ (132°) | 10:31 am | ↑ (226°) | - | 6:53 am | (12.6°) | 251,307 | 43.4% | |
| 11 | 4:17 am | ↑ (137°) | 11:03 am | ↑ (222°) | - | 7:42 am | (10.3°) | 251,259 | 33.9% | |
| 12 | 5:19 am | ↑ (140°) | 11:48 am | ↑ (220°) | - | 8:34 am | (9.3°) | 250,386 | 25.0% | |
| 13 | 6:09 am | ↑ (139°) | 12:46 pm | ↑ (221°) | - | 9:26 am | (9.7°) | 248,797 | 16.9% | |
| 14 | 6:47 am | ↑ (136°) | 1:56 pm | ↑ (226°) | - | 10:18 am | (11.5°) | 246,652 | 10.0% | |
| 15 | 7:14 am | ↑ (130°) | 3:13 pm | ↑ (233°) | - | 11:09 am | (14.8°) | 244,159 | 4.7% | |
| 16 | 7:35 am | ↑ (122°) | 4:33 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 11:58 am | (19.3°) | 241,518 | 1.2% | |
 17 | 7:50 am | ↑ (113°) | 5:54 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 12:45 pm | (24.8°) | 238,938 | 0.0% | |
| 18 | 8:03 am | ↑ (103°) | 7:15 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 1:31 pm | (31.0°) | 236,573 | 1.2% | |
| 19 | 8:15 am | ↑ (93°) | 8:36 pm | ↑ (273°) | - | 2:17 pm | (37.7°) | 234,542 | 4.9% | |
| 20 | 8:26 am | ↑ (82°) | 9:59 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 3:03 pm | (44.5°) | 232,893 | 11.0% | |
| 21 | 8:39 am | ↑ (72°) | 11:25 pm | ↑ (294°) | - | 3:51 pm | (51.0°) | 231,645 | 19.3% | |
| 22 | 8:55 am | ↑ (62°) | - | - | 4:43 pm | (56.9°) | 230,767 | 29.4% | ||
| 23 | - | 12:53 am | ↑ (304°) | 9:16 am | ↑ (53°) | 5:38 pm | (61.7°) | 230,227 | 40.7% | |
 24 | - | 2:22 am | ↑ (313°) | 9:45 am | ↑ (45°) | 6:38 pm | (65.0°) | 229,998 | 52.6% | |
| 25 | - | 3:45 am | ↑ (318°) | 10:29 am | ↑ (41°) | 7:40 pm | (66.4°) | 230,090 | 64.4% | |
| 26 | - | 4:53 am | ↑ (320°) | 11:31 am | ↑ (41°) | 8:43 pm | (65.8°) | 230,530 | 75.3% | |
| 27 | - | 5:43 am | ↑ (317°) | 12:49 pm | ↑ (45°) | 9:43 pm | (63.2°) | 231,366 | 84.7% | |
| 28 | - | 6:17 am | ↑ (310°) | 2:16 pm | ↑ (52°) | 10:40 pm | (58.9°) | 232,643 | 92.1% | |
| * All times are local time for Recklinghausen. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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