moon .5deg.comFebruary 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Kaikoura, New Zealand (Canterbury, Kaikoura District). This month starts with moon illumination of 97.1% (01. February, 00:00) and ends with 89.2% (28. February, 23:59). Full moon (Kaikoura Local time): • 2026-02-02, 11:10
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (February 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 357 km225 780 mi -
405 493 km251 962 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Sunday | 20:37 | 04:52 | 98.7% | 371371 km |
| 02 | Monday | 21:08 | 06:11 | 100% | 375617 km |
| 03 | Tuesday | 21:33 | 07:29 | 98.6% | 380323 km |
| 04 | Wednesday | 21:55 | 08:42 | 94.9% | 385215 km |
| 05 | Thursday | 22:14 | 09:52 | 89.3% | 390016 km |
| 06 | Friday | 22:33 | 10:59 | 82.1% | 394474 km |
| 07 | Saturday | 22:54 | 12:04 | 73.8% | 398367 km |
| 08 | Sunday | 23:17 | 13:09 | 64.8% | 401521 km |
| 09 | Monday | 23:43 | 14:14 | 55.5% | 403808 km |
| 10 | Tuesday | 00:00 | 15:18 | 46% | 405147 km |
| 11 | Wednesday | 00:14 | 16:20 | 36.8% | 405493 km |
| 12 | Thursday | 00:54 | 17:19 | 27.9% | 404840 km |
| 13 | Friday | 01:42 | 18:09 | 19.8% | 403215 km |
| 14 | Saturday | 02:38 | 18:53 | 12.7% | 400681 km |
| 15 | Sunday | 03:42 | 19:29 | 6.8% | 397338 km |
| 16 | Monday | 04:50 | 19:58 | 2.6% | 393325 km |
| 17 | Tuesday | 06:00 | 20:23 | 0.3% | 388826 km |
| 18 | Wednesday | 07:11 | 20:45 | 0.2% | 384059 km |
| 19 | Thursday | 08:21 | 21:06 | 2.4% | 379270 km |
| 20 | Friday | 09:33 | 21:27 | 7% | 374719 km |
| 21 | Saturday | 10:46 | 21:50 | 13.8% | 370660 km |
| 22 | Sunday | 12:01 | 22:15 | 22.4% | 367328 km |
| 23 | Monday | 13:18 | 22:47 | 32.6% | 364916 km |
| 24 | Tuesday | 14:36 | 23:27 | 43.6% | 363566 km |
| 25 | Wednesday | 15:51 | 00:00 | 55.1% | 363357 km |
| 26 | Thursday | 16:57 | 00:17 | 66.2% | 364303 km |
| 27 | Friday | 17:52 | 01:21 | 76.5% | 366349 km |
| 28 | Saturday | 18:34 | 02:33 | 85.4% | 369375 km |