Daily Moon Almanac for Taos, New Mexico
Sunday   02/15/2026
05:58 am
MOONRISE		 10:57 am
APEX (Transit)		 04:02 pm
MOONSET
3.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 245,170
Distance in miles
February's full moon is called the Snow Moon
Taos, New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
February 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
107:06 am 05:27 pm 250,915 Full Moon
03:09 pm 		100.0%
212:39 am 07:40 am 06:38 pm 234,186Full Moon 99.9%
301:29 am 08:09 am 07:45 pm 237,264Waning Gibbous 97.7%
402:15 am 08:34 am 08:49 pm 240,401Waning Gibbous 93.2%
502:58 am 08:58 am 09:51 pm 243,413Waning Gibbous 86.8%
603:41 am 09:22 am 10:51 pm 246,138Waning Gibbous 78.9%
704:23 am 09:47 am 11:52 pm 248,443Waning Gibbous 70.0%
805:07 am 10:15 am 250,222Waning Gibbous 60.5%
912:53 am 05:52 am 10:46 am 251,402 Last Quarter
05:43 am 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:53 am 06:40 am 11:23 am 251,937Last Quarter 41.1%
1102:52 am 07:30 am 12:06 pm 251,808Waning Crescent 31.7%
1203:47 am 08:22 am 12:57 pm 251,022Waning Crescent 23.0%
1304:37 am 09:15 am 01:55 pm 249,608Waning Crescent 15.1%
1405:21 am 10:06 am 02:57 pm 247,627Waning Crescent 8.6%
1505:58 am 10:57 am 04:02 pm 245,170Waning Crescent 3.7%
1606:31 am 11:45 am 05:08 pm 242,354New Moon 0.7%
1706:59 am 12:32 pm 06:14 pm 239,324 New Moon
05:01 am 		0.0%
1807:26 am 01:18 pm 07:19 pm 236,244Waxing Crescent 1.8%
1907:51 am 02:03 pm 08:26 pm 233,287Waxing Crescent 6.1%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:17 am 02:50 pm 09:34 pm 230,627Waxing Crescent 12.8%
2108:45 am 03:39 pm 10:44 pm 228,426Waxing Crescent 21.5%
2209:17 am 04:32 pm 11:57 pm 226,822Waxing Crescent 31.9%
2309:56 am 05:28 pm 225,920First Quarter 43.4%
2401:10 am 10:42 am 06:29 pm 225,784 First Quarter
05:27 am 		50.0%
2502:21 am 11:39 am 07:32 pm 226,428Waxing Gibbous 66.9%
2603:24 am 12:44 pm 08:34 pm 227,812Waxing Gibbous 77.5%
2704:18 am 01:55 pm 09:33 pm 229,843Waxing Gibbous 86.6%
2805:02 am 03:08 pm 231,066Waxing Gibbous 90.4%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 1st is known as the Full Snow Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Crescent.
The moon is 3.7% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease in illumination.
This month is described by the most American Indian tribes as the Snow Moon because of the heavy snowfalls.
The full moon of February was also referred to as the Hunger Moon by Native Americans because
   the deep snow made it difficult if not impossible to hunt and gather food.


February 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1 FULL MOON
February 1
Set: 07:06 am
Full Moon: 03:09 pm
Rise: 05:27 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 250,915
2
February 2
Apex: 12:39 am
Set: 07:40 am
Rise: 06:38 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 234,186
3
February 3
Apex: 01:29 am
Set: 08:09 am
Rise: 07:45 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 237,264
4
February 4
Apex: 02:15 am
Set: 08:34 am
Rise: 08:49 pm
Illumination: 93.2%
Distance: 240,401
5
February 5
Apex: 02:58 am
Set: 08:58 am
Rise: 09:51 pm
Illumination: 86.8%
Distance: 243,413
6
February 6
Apex: 03:41 am
Set: 09:22 am
Rise: 10:51 pm
Illumination: 78.9%
Distance: 246,138
7
February 7
Apex: 04:23 am
Set: 09:47 am
Rise: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 70.0%
Distance: 248,443
8
February 8
Apex: 05:07 am
Set: 10:15 am
Illumination: 60.5%
Distance: 250,222
9 LAST QTR
February 9
Rise: 12:53 am
Last Qtr: 05:43 am
Apex: 05:52 am
Set: 10:46 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,402
10
February 10
Rise: 01:53 am
Apex: 06:40 am
Set: 11:23 am
Illumination: 41.1%
Distance: 251,937
11
February 11
Rise: 02:52 am
Apex: 07:30 am
Set: 12:06 pm
Illumination: 31.7%
Distance: 251,808
12
February 12
Rise: 03:47 am
Apex: 08:22 am
Set: 12:57 pm
Illumination: 23.0%
Distance: 251,022
13
February 13
Rise: 04:37 am
Apex: 09:15 am
Set: 01:55 pm
Illumination: 15.1%
Distance: 249,608
14
February 14
Rise: 05:21 am
Apex: 10:06 am
Set: 02:57 pm
Illumination: 8.6%
Distance: 247,627
15
February 15
Rise: 05:58 am
Apex: 10:57 am
Set: 04:02 pm
Illumination: 3.7%
Distance: 245,170
16
February 16
Rise: 06:31 am
Apex: 11:45 am
Set: 05:08 pm
Illumination: 0.7%
Distance: 242,354
17 NEW MOON
February 17
New Moon: 05:01 am
Rise: 06:59 am
Apex: 12:32 pm
Set: 06:14 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 239,324
18
February 18
Rise: 07:26 am
Apex: 01:18 pm
Set: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 1.8%
Distance: 236,244
19
February 19
Rise: 07:51 am
Apex: 02:03 pm
Set: 08:26 pm
Illumination: 6.1%
Distance: 233,287
20
February 20
Rise: 08:17 am
Apex: 02:50 pm
Set: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 12.8%
Distance: 230,627
21
February 21
Rise: 08:45 am
Apex: 03:39 pm
Set: 10:44 pm
Illumination: 21.5%
Distance: 228,426
22
February 22
Rise: 09:17 am
Apex: 04:32 pm
Set: 11:57 pm
Illumination: 31.9%
Distance: 226,822
23
February 23
Rise: 09:56 am
Apex: 05:28 pm
Illumination: 43.4%
Distance: 225,920
24 FIRST QTR
February 24
Set: 01:10 am
First Qtr: 05:27 am
Rise: 10:42 am
Apex: 06:29 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 225,784
25
February 25
Set: 02:21 am
Rise: 11:39 am
Apex: 07:32 pm
Illumination: 66.9%
Distance: 226,428
26
February 26
Set: 03:24 am
Rise: 12:44 pm
Apex: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 77.5%
Distance: 227,812
27
February 27
Set: 04:18 am
Rise: 01:55 pm
Apex: 09:33 pm
Illumination: 86.6%
Distance: 229,843
28
February 28
Set: 05:02 am
Rise: 03:08 pm
Illumination: 90.4%
Distance: 231,066