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The Moon on Monday, February 26, 2024: Waning Gibbous, 97% lit

Waning · 96.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°

Moon age

16.5days

Moon phase on February 26, 2024Waning Gibbous

Monday 26 February 2024406,039 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 26, 2024, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 16.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
16.5 dMoon age
406,039 km252,301 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 26, 2024 is on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 12:31 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 09:00 UTC, 13 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Saturday, February 24, 202412:31
Last Quarter (after)Sunday, March 3, 202415:24

The Moon around February 26

More about this date

Monday, February 26, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 9, 2024 to the new moon of March 10, 2024, a cycle of 29.42 days.