Moon Phases in Cairns
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February1979
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Moonrise
- 22:59
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 20.8 days
- Moonset
- 11:22
- Illumination
- 64%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-03-04
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-02-08
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Day Length
- 12h 47m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Thu | 09:49 | 22:11 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405389 km |
| Feb 2 Fri | 10:46 | 22:56 | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404622 km |
| Feb 3 Sat | 11:42 | 23:41 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 402655 km |
| Feb 4 Sun | 12:35 | - | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 399430 km |
| Feb 5 Mon | 13:29 | 00:25 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 395016 km |
| Feb 6 Tue | 14:20 | 01:11 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 389618 km |
| Feb 7 Wed | 15:10 | 01:58 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 383574 km |
| Feb 8 Thu | 15:58 | 02:45 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 377319 km |
| Feb 9 Fri | 16:45 | 03:34 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 371343 km |
| Feb 10 Sat | 17:30 | 04:22 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 366134 km |
| Feb 11 Sun | 18:12 | 05:11 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 12 Mon | 18:53 | 06:00 | Full Moon | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 13 Tue | 19:33 | 06:48 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 14 Wed | 20:11 | 07:36 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 15 Thu | 20:50 | 08:24 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 16 Fri | 21:29 | 09:12 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 366183 km |
| Feb 17 Sat | 22:09 | 10:01 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 371013 km |
| Feb 18 Sun | 22:51 | 10:52 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 376390 km |
| Feb 19 Mon | 23:37 | 11:45 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 381895 km |
| Feb 20 Tue | - | 12:39 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 387163 km |
| Feb 21 Wed | 00:25 | 13:36 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 391911 km |
| Feb 22 Thu | 01:19 | 14:34 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 395968 km |
| Feb 23 Fri | 02:17 | 15:33 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 399267 km |
| Feb 24 Sat | 03:18 | 16:30 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 401827 km |
| Feb 25 Sun | 04:21 | 17:27 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 403715 km |
| Feb 26 Mon | 05:25 | 18:20 | Waning Crescent | 0% | 29 days | 405003 km |
| Feb 27 Tue | 06:28 | 19:11 | New Moon | 0% | 0.5 days | 405696 km |
| Feb 28 Wed | 07:30 | 19:59 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 405696 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.