Daily Moon Almanac for Sanford Municipal, Maine
Sunday   02/15/2026
05:57 am
MOONRISE		 10:32 am
APEX (Transit)		 03:15 pm
MOONSET
3.8%
Illumination at Apex		 Waning Crescent
Moon Phase		 245,214
Distance in miles
February's full moon is called the Snow Moon
Sanford Municipal, Maine - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
February 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
107:02 am 04:42 pm 232,689 Full Moon
05:09 pm 		100.0%
212:14 am 07:31 am 05:59 pm 234,136Full Moon 99.9%
301:04 am 07:54 am 07:13 pm 237,213Waning Gibbous 97.8%
401:51 am 08:15 am 08:23 pm 240,350Waning Gibbous 93.3%
502:34 am 08:34 am 09:30 pm 243,366Waning Gibbous 86.9%
603:17 am 08:52 am 10:36 pm 246,097Waning Gibbous 79.0%
703:59 am 09:12 am 11:42 pm 248,409Waning Gibbous 70.2%
804:43 am 09:34 am 250,197Waning Gibbous 60.7%
912:48 am 05:28 am 10:01 am 251,387 Last Quarter
07:43 am 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1001:53 am 06:15 am 10:33 am 251,933Last Quarter 41.3%
1102:55 am 07:05 am 11:13 am 251,816Waning Crescent 31.9%
1203:52 am 07:57 am 12:02 pm 251,040Waning Crescent 23.1%
1304:42 am 08:50 am 01:00 pm 249,636Waning Crescent 15.3%
1405:23 am 09:42 am 02:06 pm 247,665Waning Crescent 8.7%
1505:57 am 10:32 am 03:15 pm 245,214Waning Crescent 3.8%
1606:25 am 11:21 am 04:27 pm 242,403New Moon 0.8%
1706:48 am 12:08 pm 05:38 pm 239,375 New Moon
07:01 am 		0.0%
1807:09 am 12:53 pm 06:50 pm 236,294Waxing Crescent 1.8%
1907:29 am 01:39 pm 08:02 pm 233,333Waxing Crescent 6.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:49 am 02:26 pm 09:16 pm 230,668Waxing Crescent 12.6%
2108:11 am 03:14 pm 10:33 pm 228,458Waxing Crescent 21.4%
2208:37 am 04:07 pm 11:51 pm 226,843Waxing Crescent 31.7%
2309:09 am 05:03 pm 225,929First Quarter 43.2%
2401:10 am 09:50 am 06:03 pm 225,780 First Quarter
07:27 am 		50.0%
2502:24 am 10:43 am 07:06 pm 226,411Waxing Gibbous 66.7%
2603:28 am 11:48 am 08:08 pm 227,782Waxing Gibbous 77.4%
2704:20 am 01:03 pm 09:08 pm 229,804Waxing Gibbous 86.4%
2805:00 am 02:20 pm 10:03 pm 232,341Waxing Gibbous 93.4%
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 3.8% 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: 07:02 am
Rise: 04:42 pm
Full Moon: 05:09 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 232,689
2
February 2
Apex: 12:14 am
Set: 07:31 am
Rise: 05:59 pm
Illumination: 99.9%
Distance: 234,136
3
February 3
Apex: 01:04 am
Set: 07:54 am
Rise: 07:13 pm
Illumination: 97.8%
Distance: 237,213
4
February 4
Apex: 01:51 am
Set: 08:15 am
Rise: 08:23 pm
Illumination: 93.3%
Distance: 240,350
5
February 5
Apex: 02:34 am
Set: 08:34 am
Rise: 09:30 pm
Illumination: 86.9%
Distance: 243,366
6
February 6
Apex: 03:17 am
Set: 08:52 am
Rise: 10:36 pm
Illumination: 79.0%
Distance: 246,097
7
February 7
Apex: 03:59 am
Set: 09:12 am
Rise: 11:42 pm
Illumination: 70.2%
Distance: 248,409
8
February 8
Apex: 04:43 am
Set: 09:34 am
Illumination: 60.7%
Distance: 250,197
9 LAST QTR
February 9
Rise: 12:48 am
Apex: 05:28 am
Last Qtr: 07:43 am
Set: 10:01 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 251,387
10
February 10
Rise: 01:53 am
Apex: 06:15 am
Set: 10:33 am
Illumination: 41.3%
Distance: 251,933
11
February 11
Rise: 02:55 am
Apex: 07:05 am
Set: 11:13 am
Illumination: 31.9%
Distance: 251,816
12
February 12
Rise: 03:52 am
Apex: 07:57 am
Set: 12:02 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 251,040
13
February 13
Rise: 04:42 am
Apex: 08:50 am
Set: 01:00 pm
Illumination: 15.3%
Distance: 249,636
14
February 14
Rise: 05:23 am
Apex: 09:42 am
Set: 02:06 pm
Illumination: 8.7%
Distance: 247,665
15
February 15
Rise: 05:57 am
Apex: 10:32 am
Set: 03:15 pm
Illumination: 3.8%
Distance: 245,214
16
February 16
Rise: 06:25 am
Apex: 11:21 am
Set: 04:27 pm
Illumination: 0.8%
Distance: 242,403
17 NEW MOON
February 17
Rise: 06:48 am
New Moon: 07:01 am
Apex: 12:08 pm
Set: 05:38 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 239,375
18
February 18
Rise: 07:09 am
Apex: 12:53 pm
Set: 06:50 pm
Illumination: 1.8%
Distance: 236,294
19
February 19
Rise: 07:29 am
Apex: 01:39 pm
Set: 08:02 pm
Illumination: 6.0%
Distance: 233,333
20
February 20
Rise: 07:49 am
Apex: 02:26 pm
Set: 09:16 pm
Illumination: 12.6%
Distance: 230,668
21
February 21
Rise: 08:11 am
Apex: 03:14 pm
Set: 10:33 pm
Illumination: 21.4%
Distance: 228,458
22
February 22
Rise: 08:37 am
Apex: 04:07 pm
Set: 11:51 pm
Illumination: 31.7%
Distance: 226,843
23
February 23
Rise: 09:09 am
Apex: 05:03 pm
Illumination: 43.2%
Distance: 225,929
24 FIRST QTR
February 24
Set: 01:10 am
First Qtr: 07:27 am
Rise: 09:50 am
Apex: 06:03 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 225,780
25
February 25
Set: 02:24 am
Rise: 10:43 am
Apex: 07:06 pm
Illumination: 66.7%
Distance: 226,411
26
February 26
Set: 03:28 am
Rise: 11:48 am
Apex: 08:08 pm
Illumination: 77.4%
Distance: 227,782
27
February 27
Set: 04:20 am
Rise: 01:03 pm
Apex: 09:08 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 229,804
28
February 28
Set: 05:00 am
Rise: 02:20 pm
Apex: 10:03 pm
Illumination: 93.4%
Distance: 232,341