Lunar Calendar Month February 2026 (Palau)

The Moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. It is the largest natural satellite in the solar system relative to the size of its planet. The following is information specific for Ngerulmud, Palau during February 2026.

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Date and time of moon phases

The information in the following table comes from calculations published by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Moon phases	Dates	Time
full moon	2026-02-02	07:09
3rd quarter	2026-02-09	21:43
new moon	2026-02-17	21:01
1st quarter	2026-02-24	21:27

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

The following table shows the dates of perigee and apogee of the Moon during February 2026.

Position	Dates	Time	Distance	Notes
Apogee	2026-02-11	01:54	404,576 km
Perigee	2026-02-25	08:20	370,131 km

Eclipses in February 2026

The following is information about eclipses occuring worldwide during February 2026. The eclipses listed here may be totally visible, partly visible or not visible in any part of Palau.

Type	Dates	Saros	Notes
solar eclipse	2026-02-17	121

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth.

Astronomical Objects	Date and Time
Beehive	2026-02-01 20:41
Regulus	2026-02-03 11:48
Spica	2026-02-07 17:26
Antares	2026-02-11 12:19
Saturn	2026-02-20 08:54
Pleiades	2026-02-24 11:43
Jupiter	2026-02-27 15:26

Illumination of the Moon

The following table depicts the illumination of the Moon, calculated at 00:00, throughtout the 28 days of February 2026.

February 2026
w	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 5	26 Monday	27 Tuesday	28 Wednesday	29 Thursday	30 Friday	31 Saturday	1Sunday 97.7% illuminated Age: 13.3
Week 6	2Monday 99.9% illuminated Age: 14.4	3Tuesday 99.4% illuminated Age: 15.5	4Wednesday 96.4% illuminated Age: 16.6	5Thursday 91.4% illuminated Age: 17.6	6Friday 84.6% illuminated Age: 18.6	7Saturday 76.7% illuminated Age: 19.5	8Sunday 67.9% illuminated Age: 20.4
Week 7	9Monday 58.6% illuminated Age: 21.3	10Tuesday 49.2% illuminated Age: 22.2	11Wednesday 39.8% illuminated Age: 23.1	12Thursday 30.8% illuminated Age: 24	13Friday 22.4% illuminated Age: 24.9	14Saturday 14.9% illuminated Age: 25.8	15Sunday 8.6% illuminated Age: 26.7
Week 8	16Monday 3.8% illuminated Age: 27.7	17Tuesday 0.9% illuminated Age: 28.6	18Wednesday 0% illuminated Age: 0.1	19Thursday 1.4% illuminated Age: 1.1	20Friday 5.2% illuminated Age: 2.2	21Saturday 11.3% illuminated Age: 3.2	22Sunday 19.4% illuminated Age: 4.3
Week 9	23Monday 29.1% illuminated Age: 5.4	24Tuesday 39.9% illuminated Age: 6.4	25Wednesday 51.2% illuminated Age: 7.5	26Thursday 62.6% illuminated Age: 8.6	27Friday 73.2% illuminated Age: 9.7	28Saturday 82.6% illuminated Age: 10.7	1 Sunday
	2 Monday	3 Tuesday	4 Wednesday	5 Thursday	6 Friday	7 Saturday	8 Sunday
	9 Monday	10 Tuesday	11 Wednesday	12 Thursday	13 Friday	14 Saturday	15 Sunday