| Current Time: | Feb 9, 2026 at 9:39:43 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 233° Southwest |
| Moon Altitude: | -0.9° |
| Moon Distance: | 250,709 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 12:01 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 11:37 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 2:35 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Colchester, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 7:43 am | ↑ (307°) | 4:07 pm | ↑ (56°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 2 | - | 8:03 am | ↑ (298°) | 5:36 pm | ↑ (66°) | 12:17 am | (56.2°) | 230,973 | 100.0% | |
| 3 | - | 8:18 am | ↑ (288°) | 7:00 pm | ↑ (77°) | 1:08 am | (50.3°) | 233,677 | 98.4% | |
| 4 | - | 8:30 am | ↑ (278°) | 8:20 pm | ↑ (87°) | 1:55 am | (43.9°) | 236,849 | 94.4% | |
| 5 | - | 8:41 am | ↑ (267°) | 9:37 pm | ↑ (98°) | 2:39 am | (37.4°) | 240,226 | 88.3% | |
| 6 | - | 8:51 am | ↑ (258°) | 10:52 pm | ↑ (108°) | 3:21 am | (31.1°) | 243,527 | 80.7% | |
| 7 | - | 9:02 am | ↑ (248°) | - | 4:04 am | (25.3°) | 246,479 | 72.1% | ||
| 8 | 12:07 am | ↑ (117°) | 9:16 am | ↑ (240°) | - | 4:47 am | (20.1°) | 248,864 | 62.7% | |
 9 | 1:22 am | ↑ (126°) | 9:32 am | ↑ (232°) | - | 5:32 am | (15.7°) | 250,509 | 53.0% | |
| 10 | 2:35 am | ↑ (133°) | 9:55 am | ↑ (226°) | - | 6:19 am | (12.2°) | 251,314 | 43.2% | |
| 11 | 3:46 am | ↑ (138°) | 10:27 am | ↑ (221°) | - | 7:08 am | (9.9°) | 251,251 | 33.7% | |
| 12 | 4:48 am | ↑ (140°) | 11:11 am | ↑ (219°) | - | 8:00 am | (8.9°) | 250,364 | 24.8% | |
| 13 | 5:38 am | ↑ (140°) | 12:10 pm | ↑ (221°) | - | 8:52 am | (9.4°) | 248,763 | 16.7% | |
| 14 | 6:15 am | ↑ (136°) | 1:20 pm | ↑ (225°) | - | 9:44 am | (11.3°) | 246,611 | 9.9% | |
| 15 | 6:42 am | ↑ (130°) | 2:38 pm | ↑ (232°) | - | 10:35 am | (14.6°) | 244,113 | 4.6% | |
| 16 | 7:01 am | ↑ (122°) | 3:59 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 11:24 am | (19.1°) | 241,472 | 1.2% | |
 17 | 7:16 am | ↑ (113°) | 5:20 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 12:12 pm | (24.6°) | 238,894 | 0.0% | |
| 18 | 7:29 am | ↑ (103°) | 6:41 pm | ↑ (262°) | - | 12:57 pm | (30.8°) | 236,534 | 1.2% | |
| 19 | 7:40 am | ↑ (93°) | 8:03 pm | ↑ (273°) | - | 1:43 pm | (37.5°) | 234,510 | 5.0% | |
| 20 | 7:52 am | ↑ (82°) | 9:26 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 2:29 pm | (44.3°) | 232,867 | 11.2% | |
| 21 | 8:04 am | ↑ (71°) | 10:52 pm | ↑ (295°) | - | 3:17 pm | (50.8°) | 231,626 | 19.5% | |
| 22 | 8:19 am | ↑ (61°) | - | - | 4:09 pm | (56.7°) | 230,755 | 29.6% | ||
| 23 | - | 12:21 am | ↑ (305°) | 8:40 am | ↑ (52°) | 5:04 pm | (61.5°) | 230,220 | 40.9% | |
 24 | - | 1:51 am | ↑ (313°) | 9:09 am | ↑ (45°) | 6:04 pm | (64.8°) | 229,997 | 52.8% | |
| 25 | - | 3:14 am | ↑ (319°) | 9:53 am | ↑ (40°) | 7:06 pm | (66.1°) | 230,094 | 64.6% | |
| 26 | - | 4:22 am | ↑ (320°) | 10:55 am | ↑ (40°) | 8:09 pm | (65.4°) | 230,541 | 75.5% | |
| 27 | - | 5:12 am | ↑ (317°) | 12:14 pm | ↑ (45°) | 9:09 pm | (62.8°) | 231,385 | 84.9% | |
| 28 | - | 5:45 am | ↑ (311°) | 1:41 pm | ↑ (52°) | 10:06 pm | (58.5°) | 232,670 | 92.2% | |
| * All times are local time for Colchester. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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