| Current Time: | Feb 9, 2026 at 1:40:58 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 262° West |
| Moon Altitude: | -34.6° |
| Moon Distance: | 251,139 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Tomorrow, 1:35 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Costa Mesa, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 6:49 am | ↑ (295°) | 5:24 pm | ↑ (68°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 2 | - | 7:24 am | ↑ (288°) | 6:33 pm | ↑ (75°) | 12:29 am | (72.8°) | 231,801 | 99.7% | |
| 3 | - | 7:55 am | ↑ (281°) | 7:38 pm | ↑ (83°) | 1:19 am | (66.7°) | 234,683 | 97.3% | |
| 4 | - | 8:23 am | ↑ (273°) | 8:39 pm | ↑ (91°) | 2:05 am | (60.2°) | 237,956 | 92.6% | |
| 5 | - | 8:48 am | ↑ (266°) | 9:39 pm | ↑ (98°) | 2:48 am | (53.7°) | 241,336 | 86.0% | |
| 6 | - | 9:14 am | ↑ (258°) | 10:38 pm | ↑ (105°) | 3:30 am | (47.6°) | 244,552 | 78.0% | |
| 7 | - | 9:41 am | ↑ (252°) | 11:37 pm | ↑ (112°) | 4:13 am | (41.9°) | 247,338 | 69.0% | |
| 8 | - | 10:10 am | ↑ (246°) | - | 4:57 am | (36.9°) | 249,496 | 59.5% | ||
 9 | 12:36 am | ↑ (117°) | 10:43 am | ↑ (241°) | - | 5:42 am | (32.7°) | 250,870 | 49.7% | |
| 10 | 1:35 am | ↑ (121°) | 11:22 am | ↑ (238°) | - | 6:30 am | (29.6°) | 251,388 | 40.1% | |
| 11 | 2:32 am | ↑ (124°) | 12:06 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 7:20 am | (27.7°) | 251,045 | 30.7% | |
| 12 | 3:27 am | ↑ (125°) | 12:58 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 8:12 am | (27.2°) | 249,907 | 22.0% | |
| 13 | 4:17 am | ↑ (124°) | 1:55 pm | ↑ (237°) | - | 9:05 am | (28.1°) | 248,105 | 14.3% | |
| 14 | 5:02 am | ↑ (121°) | 2:56 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 9:57 am | (30.5°) | 245,815 | 7.9% | |
| 15 | 5:40 am | ↑ (117°) | 3:59 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 10:47 am | (34.2°) | 243,248 | 3.2% | |
| 16 | 6:14 am | ↑ (111°) | 5:03 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 11:35 am | (39.1°) | 240,606 | 0.5% | |
 17 | 6:45 am | ↑ (105°) | 6:07 pm | ↑ (259°) | - | 12:22 pm | (45.0°) | 238,084 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | 7:13 am | ↑ (97°) | 7:11 pm | ↑ (267°) | - | 1:08 pm | (51.4°) | 235,825 | 2.2% | |
| 19 | 7:41 am | ↑ (89°) | 8:15 pm | ↑ (275°) | - | 1:53 pm | (58.2°) | 233,925 | 6.8% | |
| 20 | 8:09 am | ↑ (81°) | 9:21 pm | ↑ (283°) | - | 2:40 pm | (65.0°) | 232,415 | 13.7% | |
| 21 | 8:39 am | ↑ (74°) | 10:30 pm | ↑ (290°) | - | 3:29 pm | (71.3°) | 231,300 | 22.7% | |
| 22 | 9:13 am | ↑ (67°) | 11:40 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 4:22 pm | (76.9°) | 230,543 | 33.2% | |
| 23 | 9:53 am | ↑ (61°) | - | - | 5:19 pm | (81.3°) | 230,112 | 44.8% | ||
 24 | - | 12:52 am | ↑ (302°) | 10:42 am | ↑ (57°) | 6:20 pm | (84.0°) | 229,993 | 56.7% | |
| 25 | - | 2:01 am | ↑ (304°) | 11:39 am | ↑ (55°) | 7:22 pm | (84.6°) | 230,202 | 68.3% | |
| 26 | - | 3:04 am | ↑ (304°) | 12:45 pm | ↑ (56°) | 8:25 pm | (83.3°) | 230,773 | 78.8% | |
| 27 | - | 3:59 am | ↑ (302°) | 1:55 pm | ↑ (60°) | 9:24 pm | (80.0°) | 231,758 | 87.5% | |
| 28 | - | 4:44 am | ↑ (297°) | 3:06 pm | ↑ (65°) | 10:19 pm | (75.3°) | 233,194 | 94.2% | |
| * All times are local time for Costa Mesa. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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