| Current Time: | Feb 7, 2026 at 5:29:48 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 198° South |
| Moon Altitude: | 32.1° |
| Moon Distance: | 247,268 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 9:39 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Iowa City, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 7:21 am | ↑ (298°) | 5:14 pm | ↑ (65°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 2 | - | 7:51 am | ↑ (291°) | 6:30 pm | ↑ (73°) | 12:40 am | (65.1°) | 231,612 | 99.8% | |
| 3 | - | 8:16 am | ↑ (283°) | 7:41 pm | ↑ (81°) | 1:30 am | (59.1°) | 234,456 | 97.6% | |
| 4 | - | 8:38 am | ↑ (274°) | 8:49 pm | ↑ (90°) | 2:16 am | (52.6°) | 237,709 | 93.0% | |
| 5 | - | 8:58 am | ↑ (266°) | 9:55 pm | ↑ (99°) | 2:59 am | (46.1°) | 241,091 | 86.5% | |
| 6 | - | 9:18 am | ↑ (258°) | 11:00 pm | ↑ (107°) | 3:42 am | (39.9°) | 244,328 | 78.6% | |
| 7 | - | 9:39 am | ↑ (250°) | - | 4:24 am | (34.2°) | 247,153 | 69.7% | ||
| 8 | 12:04 am | ↑ (114°) | 10:03 am | ↑ (244°) | - | 5:08 am | (29.1°) | 249,363 | 60.2% | |
 9 | 1:09 am | ↑ (120°) | 10:31 am | ↑ (238°) | - | 5:53 am | (24.9°) | 250,798 | 50.5% | |
| 10 | 2:12 am | ↑ (125°) | 11:05 am | ↑ (234°) | - | 6:41 am | (21.7°) | 251,380 | 40.8% | |
| 11 | 3:13 am | ↑ (128°) | 11:46 am | ↑ (231°) | - | 7:31 am | (19.8°) | 251,099 | 31.4% | |
| 12 | 4:10 am | ↑ (130°) | 12:36 pm | ↑ (230°) | - | 8:23 am | (19.1°) | 250,014 | 22.6% | |
| 13 | 4:59 am | ↑ (129°) | 1:35 pm | ↑ (232°) | - | 9:15 am | (19.9°) | 248,256 | 14.9% | |
| 14 | 5:41 am | ↑ (126°) | 2:39 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 10:07 am | (22.2°) | 245,994 | 8.4% | |
| 15 | 6:15 am | ↑ (121°) | 3:48 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 10:58 am | (25.9°) | 243,441 | 3.5% | |
| 16 | 6:44 am | ↑ (114°) | 4:57 pm | ↑ (249°) | - | 11:46 am | (30.7°) | 240,797 | 0.7% | |
 17 | 7:09 am | ↑ (107°) | 6:07 pm | ↑ (257°) | - | 12:33 pm | (36.4°) | 238,262 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | 7:32 am | ↑ (99°) | 7:18 pm | ↑ (266°) | - | 1:19 pm | (42.8°) | 235,979 | 2.0% | |
| 19 | 7:53 am | ↑ (90°) | 8:28 pm | ↑ (275°) | - | 2:04 pm | (49.6°) | 234,051 | 6.3% | |
| 20 | 8:15 am | ↑ (81°) | 9:41 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 2:51 pm | (56.4°) | 232,512 | 13.1% | |
| 21 | 8:39 am | ↑ (72°) | 10:56 pm | ↑ (292°) | - | 3:40 pm | (62.8°) | 231,369 | 21.9% | |
| 22 | 9:06 am | ↑ (64°) | - | - | 4:32 pm | (68.4°) | 230,586 | 32.4% | ||
| 23 | - | 12:12 am | ↑ (300°) | 9:40 am | ↑ (58°) | 5:29 pm | (72.9°) | 230,133 | 43.9% | |
 24 | - | 1:29 am | ↑ (306°) | 10:23 am | ↑ (53°) | 6:29 pm | (75.7°) | 229,991 | 55.9% | |
| 25 | - | 2:42 am | ↑ (309°) | 11:18 am | ↑ (51°) | 7:32 pm | (76.5°) | 230,175 | 67.5% | |
| 26 | - | 3:46 am | ↑ (309°) | 12:23 pm | ↑ (51°) | 8:35 pm | (75.3°) | 230,718 | 78.0% | |
| 27 | - | 4:38 am | ↑ (306°) | 1:37 pm | ↑ (55°) | 9:34 pm | (72.2°) | 231,671 | 87.0% | |
| 28 | - | 5:19 am | ↑ (301°) | 2:53 pm | ↑ (61°) | 10:29 pm | (67.6°) | 233,073 | 93.8% | |
| * All times are local time for Iowa City. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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