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Sterling, Virginia, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, February 2026

Moon: 23.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 5:24:16 am
Moon Direction: 7° North
Moon Altitude: -26.2°
Moon Distance: 228,200 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 10:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 7:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:33 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Feb Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 7:16 am (298°) 5:22 pm (65°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
2 - 7:49 am (290°) 6:35 pm (73°) 12:42 am (68.1°) 231,511 99.8%
3 - 8:16 am (282°) 7:44 pm (81°) 1:32 am (62.0°) 234,335 97.7%
4 - 8:40 am (274°) 8:50 pm (90°) 2:18 am (55.5°) 237,577 93.2%
5 - 9:02 am (266°) 9:54 pm (98°) 3:01 am (49.1°) 240,959 86.8%
6 - 9:24 am (258°) 10:57 pm (106°) 3:44 am (42.8°) 244,208 78.9%
7 - 9:47 am (251°) 11:59 pm (113°) 4:26 am (37.1°) 247,053 70.1%
8 - 10:13 am (245°) - 5:10 am (32.0°) 249,290 60.6%
9 1:02 am (119°) 10:42 am (239°) - 5:55 am (27.7°) 250,757 50.8%
10 2:04 am (123°) 11:17 am (235°) - 6:43 am (24.5°) 251,373 41.1%
11 3:04 am (126°) 11:59 am (233°) - 7:33 am (22.5°) 251,125 31.7%
12 4:00 am (128°) 12:49 pm (232°) - 8:24 am (21.8°) 250,071 23.0%
13 4:50 am (127°) 1:47 pm (234°) - 9:17 am (22.6°) 248,335 15.1%
14 5:33 am (124°) 2:50 pm (237°) - 10:09 am (24.8°) 246,090 8.6%
15 6:09 am (120°) 3:56 pm (242°) - 10:59 am (28.4°) 243,544 3.7%
16 6:40 am (114°) 5:04 pm (249°) - 11:48 am (33.1°) 240,899 0.7%
17 7:08 am (107°) 6:12 pm (257°) - 12:35 pm (38.9°) 238,357 0.1%
18 7:32 am (99°) 7:20 pm (265°) - 1:21 pm (45.3°) 236,062 1.8%
19 7:56 am (90°) 8:28 pm (274°) - 2:06 pm (52.0°) 234,119 6.1%
20 8:20 am (82°) 9:38 pm (283°) - 2:53 pm (58.8°) 232,565 12.8%
21 8:46 am (73°) 10:50 pm (291°) - 3:42 pm (65.2°) 231,406 21.6%
22 9:15 am (66°) - - 4:34 pm (70.9°) 230,611 32.0%
23 - 12:05 am (298°) 9:51 am (59°) 5:30 pm (75.4°) 230,145 43.5%
24 - 1:20 am (304°) 10:35 am (55°) 6:31 pm (78.3°) 229,990 55.4%
25 - 2:32 am (307°) 11:30 am (52°) 7:33 pm (79.2°) 230,161 67.0%
26 - 3:36 am (307°) 12:35 pm (53°) 8:36 pm (78.1°) 230,689 77.7%
27 - 4:29 am (305°) 1:47 pm (57°) 9:35 pm (75.1°) 231,626 86.7%
28 - 5:13 am (300°) 3:02 pm (62°) 10:31 pm (70.5°) 233,010 93.5%
* All times are local time for Sterling. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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