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Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, February 2026

Moon: 93.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 2:27:34 am
Moon Direction: 181° South
Moon Altitude: 52.2°
Moon Distance: 237,737 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 6:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 5:37 am
Next Moonset: Today, 8:47 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 7:31 am (299°) 5:22 pm (64°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 8:01 am (291°) 6:38 pm (73°) 12:49 am (64.7°) 231,626 99.8%
3 - 8:25 am (283°) 7:50 pm (81°) 1:39 am (58.6°) 234,474 97.6%
4 - 8:47 am (274°) 8:58 pm (90°) 2:25 am (52.2°) 237,729 93.0%
5 - 9:06 am (266°) 10:04 pm (99°) 3:08 am (45.7°) 241,110 86.5%
6 - 9:26 am (258°) 11:09 pm (107°) 3:50 am (39.5°) 244,346 78.6%
7 - 9:47 am (250°) - 4:33 am (33.8°) 247,168 69.7%
8 12:14 am (114°) 10:11 am (243°) - 5:16 am (28.7°) 249,374 60.2%
9 1:19 am (120°) 10:38 am (238°) - 6:02 am (24.5°) 250,804 50.4%
10 2:22 am (125°) 11:12 am (233°) - 6:50 am (21.3°) 251,381 40.7%
11 3:24 am (129°) 11:53 am (231°) - 7:40 am (19.4°) 251,095 31.3%
12 4:20 am (130°) 12:43 pm (230°) - 8:32 am (18.8°) 250,006 22.6%
13 5:09 am (129°) 1:42 pm (232°) - 9:24 am (19.6°) 248,244 14.8%
14 5:51 am (126°) 2:47 pm (236°) - 10:16 am (21.9°) 245,980 8.3%
15 6:25 am (121°) 3:55 pm (241°) - 11:06 am (25.5°) 243,426 3.5%
16 6:54 am (115°) 5:05 pm (248°) - 11:55 am (30.3°) 240,782 0.7%
17 7:18 am (107°) 6:16 pm (257°) - 12:42 pm (36.1°) 238,248 0.1%
18 7:40 am (99°) 7:26 pm (266°) - 1:27 pm (42.5°) 235,967 2.0%
19 8:01 am (90°) 8:37 pm (275°) - 2:13 pm (49.2°) 234,041 6.4%
20 8:23 am (81°) 9:50 pm (284°) - 3:00 pm (56.0°) 232,505 13.2%
21 8:46 am (72°) 11:05 pm (293°) - 3:49 pm (62.4°) 231,363 22.0%
22 9:14 am (64°) - - 4:41 pm (68.1°) 230,583 32.5%
23 - 12:22 am (300°) 9:48 am (58°) 5:38 pm (72.5°) 230,132 44.0%
24 - 1:40 am (306°) 10:30 am (53°) 6:38 pm (75.3°) 229,991 55.9%
25 - 2:53 am (309°) 11:25 am (50°) 7:41 pm (76.2°) 230,177 67.5%
26 - 3:56 am (309°) 12:30 pm (51°) 8:43 pm (74.9°) 230,722 78.1%
27 - 4:48 am (307°) 1:44 pm (55°) 9:43 pm (71.8°) 231,678 87.0%
28 - 5:29 am (301°) 3:01 pm (61°) 10:38 pm (67.2°) 233,083 93.8%
* All times are local time for Ames. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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