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The Moon on Wednesday, February 25, 2026: Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit

Waxing · 61.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 19°

Moon age

8.0days

Moon phase on February 25, 2026Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 25 February 2026370,193 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.3% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

61.3%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
370,193 km230,027 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 25, 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 12:01 UTC, 8 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 25

More about this date

Wednesday, February 25, 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.