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The Moon on Tuesday, February 24, 2026: First Quarter, 50% lit

Waxing · 49.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°

First Quarter at

12:28UTC

Moon phase on February 24, 2026First Quarter

Tuesday 24 February 2026370,176 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .

49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
370,176 km230,017 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 24, 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 12:01 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 17, 202612:01
First Quarter (this day)Tuesday, February 24, 202612:28
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, March 3, 202611:38

The Moon around February 24

More about this date

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 2026 to the new moon of March 19, 2026, a cycle of 29.56 days.