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McMurdo, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, February 2026

Moon: 93.2%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 8:23:49 pm
Moon Direction: 113° Southeast
Moon Altitude: -10.9°
Moon Distance: 237,593 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 11:30 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for McMurdo, February 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - Down, doesn’t rise - 12:51 am (-14.1°) 228,279 97.2%
2 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:49 am (-9.8°) 229,942 99.7%
3 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:42 am (-4.4°) 232,362 99.4%
4 1:11 am (33°) 6:34 am (316°) 11:30 pm (69°) 3:31 am (2.1°) 235,346 96.5%
5 - 9:55 am (278°) 10:19 pm (97°) 4:16 am (8.3°) 238,666 91.3%
6 - 12:53 pm (244°) 9:02 pm (127°) 4:59 am (14.7°) 242,033 84.4%
7 - 5:19 pm (190°) 6:10 pm (178°) 5:41 am (20.7°) 245,179 76.2%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:24 am (26.3°) 247,848 67.1%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:08 am (31.1°) 249,852 57.5%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:54 am (35.1°) 251,051 47.7%
11 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:42 am (38.0°) 251,386 38.1%
12 - Up, doesn’t set - 9:33 am (39.6°) 250,869 28.8%
13 - Up, doesn’t set - 10:25 am (39.8°) 249,579 20.3%
14 - Up, doesn’t set - 11:18 am (38.6°) 247,658 12.9%
15 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:09 pm (35.8°) 245,293 6.8%
16 - Up, doesn’t set - 12:59 pm (31.8°) 242,693 2.5%
17 - Up, doesn’t set - 1:47 pm (26.7°) 240,062 0.3%
18 - 11:10 pm (234°) - 2:34 pm (20.7°) 237,584 0.4%
19 7:31 am (114°) 9:51 pm (265°) - 3:19 pm (14.2°) 235,396 3.0%
20 10:40 am (78°) 8:35 pm (295°) - 4:05 pm (7.6°) 233,574 8.0%
21 2:23 pm (36°) 6:38 pm (335°) - 4:52 pm (1.2°) 232,150 15.4%
22 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:42 pm (-5.4°) 231,112 24.8%
23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:35 pm (-10.6°) 230,426 35.6%
24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:33 pm (-14.6°) 230,061 47.3%
25 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:35 pm (-16.8°) 230,008 59.2%
26 - Down, doesn’t rise - 9:37 pm (-17.1°) 230,290 70.6%
27 - Down, doesn’t rise - 10:39 pm (-15.3°) 230,944 80.8%
28 - Down, doesn’t rise - 11:38 pm (-11.8°) 232,021 89.1%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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