| Current Time: | Feb 9, 2026 at 12:12:12 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 109° East |
| Moon Altitude: | -11.0° |
| Moon Distance: | 250,498 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 7:01 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 6:37 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 1:09 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Hickory, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 7:23 am | ↑ (296°) | 5:46 pm | ↑ (67°) | 12:03 am | (76.5°) | 229,339 | 99.3% | |
| 2 | - | 7:58 am | ↑ (289°) | 6:57 pm | ↑ (74°) | 12:58 am | (71.3°) | 231,539 | 99.8% | |
| 3 | - | 8:28 am | ↑ (282°) | 8:03 pm | ↑ (82°) | 1:48 am | (65.2°) | 234,368 | 97.7% | |
| 4 | - | 8:54 am | ↑ (274°) | 9:07 pm | ↑ (90°) | 2:34 am | (58.8°) | 237,614 | 93.2% | |
| 5 | - | 9:19 am | ↑ (266°) | 10:08 pm | ↑ (98°) | 3:18 am | (52.3°) | 240,996 | 86.7% | |
| 6 | - | 9:43 am | ↑ (259°) | 11:09 pm | ↑ (105°) | 4:00 am | (46.1°) | 244,241 | 78.8% | |
| 7 | - | 10:09 am | ↑ (252°) | - | 4:42 am | (40.3°) | 247,081 | 70.0% | ||
| 8 | 12:09 am | ↑ (112°) | 10:36 am | ↑ (246°) | - | 5:26 am | (35.2°) | 249,310 | 60.5% | |
 9 | 1:09 am | ↑ (117°) | 11:08 am | ↑ (241°) | - | 6:11 am | (31.0°) | 250,769 | 50.7% | |
| 10 | 2:09 am | ↑ (122°) | 11:45 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 6:59 am | (27.8°) | 251,375 | 41.0% | |
| 11 | 3:08 am | ↑ (125°) | 12:28 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 7:49 am | (25.7°) | 251,118 | 31.6% | |
| 12 | 4:03 am | ↑ (126°) | 1:18 pm | ↑ (234°) | - | 8:41 am | (25.1°) | 250,055 | 22.9% | |
| 13 | 4:53 am | ↑ (125°) | 2:15 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 9:33 am | (25.9°) | 248,313 | 15.1% | |
| 14 | 5:38 am | ↑ (123°) | 3:17 pm | ↑ (239°) | - | 10:25 am | (28.1°) | 246,063 | 8.5% | |
| 15 | 6:16 am | ↑ (118°) | 4:21 pm | ↑ (244°) | - | 11:16 am | (31.7°) | 243,516 | 3.6% | |
| 16 | 6:49 am | ↑ (113°) | 5:27 pm | ↑ (250°) | - | 12:04 pm | (36.5°) | 240,871 | 0.7% | |
 17 | 7:19 am | ↑ (106°) | 6:32 pm | ↑ (258°) | - | 12:51 pm | (42.2°) | 238,331 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | 7:46 am | ↑ (98°) | 7:37 pm | ↑ (266°) | - | 1:37 pm | (48.6°) | 236,039 | 1.9% | |
| 19 | 8:12 am | ↑ (90°) | 8:43 pm | ↑ (274°) | - | 2:22 pm | (55.4°) | 234,100 | 6.2% | |
| 20 | 8:38 am | ↑ (82°) | 9:51 pm | ↑ (282°) | - | 3:09 pm | (62.2°) | 232,550 | 12.9% | |
| 21 | 9:06 am | ↑ (74°) | 11:00 pm | ↑ (290°) | - | 3:58 pm | (68.6°) | 231,396 | 21.7% | |
| 22 | 9:39 am | ↑ (67°) | - | - | 4:50 pm | (74.3°) | 230,604 | 32.1% | ||
| 23 | - | 12:12 am | ↑ (297°) | 10:17 am | ↑ (61°) | 5:47 pm | (78.8°) | 230,142 | 43.6% | |
 24 | - | 1:25 am | ↑ (302°) | 11:03 am | ↑ (56°) | 6:47 pm | (81.7°) | 229,991 | 55.5% | |
| 25 | - | 2:36 am | ↑ (305°) | 11:59 am | ↑ (54°) | 7:50 pm | (82.6°) | 230,165 | 67.1% | |
| 26 | - | 3:40 am | ↑ (306°) | 1:04 pm | ↑ (55°) | 8:52 pm | (81.4°) | 230,697 | 77.8% | |
| 27 | - | 4:34 am | ↑ (303°) | 2:15 pm | ↑ (58°) | 9:52 pm | (78.3°) | 231,638 | 86.7% | |
| 28 | - | 5:19 am | ↑ (299°) | 3:27 pm | ↑ (64°) | 10:47 pm | (73.8°) | 233,027 | 93.6% | |
| * All times are local time for Hickory. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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