| Current Time: | Feb 10, 2026 at 12:28:57 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 112° Southeast |
| Moon Altitude: | -14.3° |
| Moon Distance: | 251,351 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am |
| Next Full Moon: | Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 1:45 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Barbara, February 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 6:58 am | ↑ (295°) | 5:30 pm | ↑ (68°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 2 | - | 7:33 am | ↑ (288°) | 6:39 pm | ↑ (75°) | 12:37 am | (72.1°) | 231,814 | 99.7% | |
| 3 | - | 8:03 am | ↑ (281°) | 7:45 pm | ↑ (83°) | 1:26 am | (65.9°) | 234,699 | 97.3% | |
| 4 | - | 8:30 am | ↑ (273°) | 8:47 pm | ↑ (91°) | 2:12 am | (59.4°) | 237,973 | 92.6% | |
| 5 | - | 8:55 am | ↑ (266°) | 9:47 pm | ↑ (98°) | 2:55 am | (53.0°) | 241,352 | 85.9% | |
| 6 | - | 9:21 am | ↑ (258°) | 10:46 pm | ↑ (105°) | 3:38 am | (46.8°) | 244,567 | 77.9% | |
| 7 | - | 9:47 am | ↑ (252°) | 11:46 pm | ↑ (112°) | 4:20 am | (41.1°) | 247,350 | 69.0% | |
| 8 | - | 10:16 am | ↑ (246°) | - | 5:04 am | (36.1°) | 249,505 | 59.5% | ||
 9 | 12:45 am | ↑ (117°) | 10:49 am | ↑ (241°) | - | 5:50 am | (31.9°) | 250,875 | 49.7% | |
| 10 | 1:45 am | ↑ (122°) | 11:27 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 6:37 am | (28.8°) | 251,389 | 40.0% | |
| 11 | 2:42 am | ↑ (124°) | 12:11 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 7:28 am | (26.9°) | 251,042 | 30.7% | |
| 12 | 3:37 am | ↑ (125°) | 1:02 pm | ↑ (235°) | - | 8:20 am | (26.4°) | 249,899 | 22.0% | |
| 13 | 4:27 am | ↑ (124°) | 2:00 pm | ↑ (236°) | - | 9:12 am | (27.4°) | 248,094 | 14.3% | |
| 14 | 5:11 am | ↑ (122°) | 3:01 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 10:04 am | (29.8°) | 245,802 | 7.9% | |
| 15 | 5:50 am | ↑ (117°) | 4:05 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 10:54 am | (33.5°) | 243,235 | 3.2% | |
| 16 | 6:23 am | ↑ (112°) | 5:09 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 11:43 am | (38.4°) | 240,593 | 0.5% | |
 17 | 6:53 am | ↑ (105°) | 6:14 pm | ↑ (259°) | - | 12:29 pm | (44.2°) | 238,072 | 0.1% | |
| 18 | 7:21 am | ↑ (97°) | 7:18 pm | ↑ (267°) | - | 1:15 pm | (50.7°) | 235,815 | 2.2% | |
| 19 | 7:48 am | ↑ (89°) | 8:23 pm | ↑ (275°) | - | 2:01 pm | (57.5°) | 233,916 | 6.8% | |
| 20 | 8:15 am | ↑ (81°) | 9:30 pm | ↑ (283°) | - | 2:47 pm | (64.2°) | 232,409 | 13.7% | |
| 21 | 8:45 am | ↑ (73°) | 10:39 pm | ↑ (291°) | - | 3:37 pm | (70.6°) | 231,295 | 22.7% | |
| 22 | 9:19 am | ↑ (66°) | 11:50 pm | ↑ (297°) | - | 4:29 pm | (76.2°) | 230,540 | 33.3% | |
| 23 | 9:59 am | ↑ (61°) | - | - | 5:26 pm | (80.5°) | 230,111 | 44.9% | ||
 24 | - | 1:02 am | ↑ (302°) | 10:47 am | ↑ (57°) | 6:27 pm | (83.2°) | 229,993 | 56.8% | |
| 25 | - | 2:11 am | ↑ (305°) | 11:44 am | ↑ (55°) | 7:30 pm | (83.9°) | 230,204 | 68.3% | |
| 26 | - | 3:14 am | ↑ (305°) | 12:50 pm | ↑ (56°) | 8:32 pm | (82.5°) | 230,777 | 78.8% | |
| 27 | - | 4:09 am | ↑ (302°) | 2:00 pm | ↑ (59°) | 9:31 pm | (79.3°) | 231,764 | 87.6% | |
| 28 | - | 4:53 am | ↑ (298°) | 3:11 pm | ↑ (65°) | 10:26 pm | (74.5°) | 233,202 | 94.2% | |
| * All times are local time for Santa Barbara. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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