Fishing moon calendar – February 5, 2026
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)February 5, 2026 Date: February 5, 2026 Day of the week: Thursday Moon age: 18, 19 lunar day(-s) Moonrise: ↑ 21:39 Moonset: ↓ 08:45 Moon Sign: Virgo ♍ and Libra ♎ (from 09:32) Element: Earth | Air (from 09:32) Moon phase: Waning Gibbous Plant part: Root Days | Flower Days (from 09:32) |
18 lunar day – until 21:39
19 lunar day – from 21:39
Moon position on February 5, 2026
On February 5 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Waning Gibbous phase in the zodiacal constellation of Libra ♎, according to the calendar it is the 18 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 86%. Moonrise will occur at 21:39 and sunset at 08:45.
- 18 lunar day until 21:39 – The fish are attacking the food confidently, greedily snatching up every bait offered to them.
- 19 lunar day from 21:39 – This is the perfect excuse to leave the house and go fishing - the fish are biting and they're biting hard!
Summary: today is a favourable day for fishing.