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Lunar Calendar Month February 2026 (Mauritius)

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 Port Louis, Mauritius 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 phasesDatesTime
full moon2026-02-0202:09
3rd quarter2026-02-0916:43
new moon2026-02-1716:01
1st quarter2026-02-2416:27

Apogee and perigee of the Moon

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

PositionDatesTimeDistanceNotes
Apogee2026-02-1020:54404,576 km
Perigee2026-02-2503:20370,131 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 Mauritius.

TypeDatesSarosNotes
solar eclipse2026-02-17121

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 ObjectsDate and Time
Beehive2026-02-01 15:41
Regulus2026-02-03 06:48
Spica2026-02-07 12:26
Antares2026-02-11 07:19
Saturn2026-02-20 03:54
Pleiades2026-02-24 06:43
Jupiter2026-02-27 10:26

Illumination of the Moon

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

The information of the moon (phases of the moon, cycles of the moon) presented here applies to all the territory of Mauritius.

February 2026
wMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday
Week 5
26 Monday
 
27 Tuesday
 
28 Wednesday
 
29 Thursday
 
30 Friday
 
31 Saturday
 
1Sunday
 
98.4% illuminated
Age: 13.6
Week 6
2Monday
 
100% illuminated
Age: 14.7
3Tuesday
 
98.9% illuminated
Age: 15.7
4Wednesday
 
95.5% illuminated
Age: 16.8
5Thursday
 
90.1% illuminated
Age: 17.8
6Friday
 
83.1% illuminated
Age: 18.8
7Saturday
 
74.9% illuminated
Age: 19.7
8Sunday
 
66% illuminated
Age: 20.6
Week 7
9Monday
 
56.7% illuminated
Age: 21.5
10Tuesday
 
47.2% illuminated
Age: 22.4
11Wednesday
 
37.9% illuminated
Age: 23.3
12Thursday
 
29% illuminated
Age: 24.2
13Friday
 
20.8% illuminated
Age: 25.1
14Saturday
 
13.5% illuminated
Age: 26
15Sunday
 
7.5% illuminated
Age: 26.9
Week 8
16Monday
 
3.1% illuminated
Age: 27.9
17Tuesday
 
0.5% illuminated
Age: 28.9
18Wednesday
 
0.1% illuminated
Age: 0.3
19Thursday
 
2% illuminated
Age: 1.3
20Friday
 
6.3% illuminated
Age: 2.4
21Saturday
 
12.8% illuminated
Age: 3.4
22Sunday
 
21.3% illuminated
Age: 4.5
Week 9
23Monday
 
31.2% illuminated
Age: 5.6
24Tuesday
 
42.2% illuminated
Age: 6.6
25Wednesday
 
53.6% illuminated
Age: 7.7
26Thursday
 
64.8% illuminated
Age: 8.8
27Friday
 
75.3% illuminated
Age: 9.9
28Saturday
 
84.4% illuminated
Age: 10.9
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
 
Content last updated on 2018-10-21T17:33:00Z