Daily Moon Almanac for Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sunday   02/15/2026
06:17 am
MOONRISE		 10:59 am
APEX (Transit)		 03:48 pm
MOONSET
3.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 245,166
Distance in miles
February's full moon is called the Snow Moon
Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
February 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
107:23 am 05:15 pm 250,921 Full Moon
04:09 pm 		100.0%
212:41 am 07:53 am 06:31 pm 234,190Full Moon 99.9%
301:31 am 08:18 am 07:42 pm 237,269Waning Gibbous 97.7%
402:17 am 08:39 am 08:51 pm 240,406Waning Gibbous 93.2%
503:01 am 08:59 am 09:57 pm 243,417Waning Gibbous 86.7%
603:43 am 09:19 am 11:02 pm 246,143Waning Gibbous 78.9%
704:26 am 09:40 am 248,446Waning Gibbous 70.0%
812:06 am 05:09 am 10:04 am 250,224Waning Gibbous 60.5%
901:11 am 05:54 am 10:32 am 251,403 Last Quarter
06:43 am 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:14 am 06:42 am 11:05 am 251,937Last Quarter 41.1%
1103:16 am 07:32 am 11:47 am 251,808Waning Crescent 31.7%
1204:12 am 08:24 am 12:37 pm 251,020Waning Crescent 23.0%
1305:01 am 09:17 am 01:35 pm 249,606Waning Crescent 15.1%
1405:43 am 10:09 am 02:40 pm 247,624Waning Crescent 8.6%
1506:17 am 10:59 am 03:48 pm 245,166Waning Crescent 3.7%
1606:46 am 11:48 am 04:58 pm 242,350New Moon 0.7%
1707:11 am 12:34 pm 06:08 pm 239,319 New Moon
06:01 am 		0.0%
1807:33 am 01:20 pm 07:19 pm 236,239Waxing Crescent 1.8%
1907:54 am 02:06 pm 08:30 pm 233,283Waxing Crescent 6.1%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:16 am 02:52 pm 09:42 pm 230,623Waxing Crescent 12.8%
2108:39 am 03:41 pm 10:57 pm 228,423Waxing Crescent 21.5%
2209:07 am 04:34 pm 226,820Waxing Crescent 31.9%
2312:14 am 09:41 am 05:30 pm 225,919First Quarter 43.4%
2401:32 am 10:24 am 06:31 pm 225,784 First Quarter
06:27 am 		50.0%
2502:45 am 11:18 am 07:33 pm 226,429Waxing Gibbous 66.9%
2603:48 am 12:24 pm 08:36 pm 227,814Waxing Gibbous 77.6%
2704:40 am 01:37 pm 09:35 pm 229,846Waxing Gibbous 86.6%
2805:21 am 02:54 pm 10:30 pm 232,391Waxing Gibbous 93.5%
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: 07:23 am
Full Moon: 04:09 pm
Rise: 05:15 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 250,921
2
February 2
Apex: 12:41 am
Set: 07:53 am
Rise: 06:31 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 234,190
3
February 3
Apex: 01:31 am
Set: 08:18 am
Rise: 07:42 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 237,269
4
February 4
Apex: 02:17 am
Set: 08:39 am
Rise: 08:51 pm
Illumination: 93.2%
Distance: 240,406
5
February 5
Apex: 03:01 am
Set: 08:59 am
Rise: 09:57 pm
Illumination: 86.7%
Distance: 243,417
6
February 6
Apex: 03:43 am
Set: 09:19 am
Rise: 11:02 pm
Illumination: 78.9%
Distance: 246,143
7
February 7
Apex: 04:26 am
Set: 09:40 am
Illumination: 70.0%
Distance: 248,446
8
February 8
Rise: 12:06 am
Apex: 05:09 am
Set: 10:04 am
Illumination: 60.5%
Distance: 250,224
9 LAST QTR
February 9
Rise: 01:11 am
Apex: 05:54 am
Last Qtr: 06:43 am
Set: 10:32 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,403
10
February 10
Rise: 02:14 am
Apex: 06:42 am
Set: 11:05 am
Illumination: 41.1%
Distance: 251,937
11
February 11
Rise: 03:16 am
Apex: 07:32 am
Set: 11:47 am
Illumination: 31.7%
Distance: 251,808
12
February 12
Rise: 04:12 am
Apex: 08:24 am
Set: 12:37 pm
Illumination: 23.0%
Distance: 251,020
13
February 13
Rise: 05:01 am
Apex: 09:17 am
Set: 01:35 pm
Illumination: 15.1%
Distance: 249,606
14
February 14
Rise: 05:43 am
Apex: 10:09 am
Set: 02:40 pm
Illumination: 8.6%
Distance: 247,624
15
February 15
Rise: 06:17 am
Apex: 10:59 am
Set: 03:48 pm
Illumination: 3.7%
Distance: 245,166
16
February 16
Rise: 06:46 am
Apex: 11:48 am
Set: 04:58 pm
Illumination: 0.7%
Distance: 242,350
17 NEW MOON
February 17
New Moon: 06:01 am
Rise: 07:11 am
Apex: 12:34 pm
Set: 06:08 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 239,319
18
February 18
Rise: 07:33 am
Apex: 01:20 pm
Set: 07:19 pm
Illumination: 1.8%
Distance: 236,239
19
February 19
Rise: 07:54 am
Apex: 02:06 pm
Set: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 6.1%
Distance: 233,283
20
February 20
Rise: 08:16 am
Apex: 02:52 pm
Set: 09:42 pm
Illumination: 12.8%
Distance: 230,623
21
February 21
Rise: 08:39 am
Apex: 03:41 pm
Set: 10:57 pm
Illumination: 21.5%
Distance: 228,423
22
February 22
Rise: 09:07 am
Apex: 04:34 pm
Illumination: 31.9%
Distance: 226,820
23
February 23
Set: 12:14 am
Rise: 09:41 am
Apex: 05:30 pm
Illumination: 43.4%
Distance: 225,919
24 FIRST QTR
February 24
Set: 01:32 am
First Qtr: 06:27 am
Rise: 10:24 am
Apex: 06:31 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 225,784
25
February 25
Set: 02:45 am
Rise: 11:18 am
Apex: 07:33 pm
Illumination: 66.9%
Distance: 226,429
26
February 26
Set: 03:48 am
Rise: 12:24 pm
Apex: 08:36 pm
Illumination: 77.6%
Distance: 227,814
27
February 27
Set: 04:40 am
Rise: 01:37 pm
Apex: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 86.6%
Distance: 229,846
28
February 28
Set: 05:21 am
Rise: 02:54 pm
Apex: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 93.5%
Distance: 232,391