Gardening moon calendar – February 9, 2026

Royal Observatory, Greenwich (51°28′40″N 00°00′05″W GMT 0)

February 9, 2026

Scorpio

Moon 9 February
Third Quarter at 12:44:43
Illumination: 52%

Date: February 9, 2026

Day of the week: Monday

Moon age: 21, 22 lunar day(-s)

Moonrise: ↑ 01:23

Moonset:   ↓ 09:39

Moon Sign: Scorpio ♏

Element: Water

Moon phase: Third Quarter at 12:44:43

Plant part: Leaf Days

21 lunar day – until 01:23
22 lunar day – from 01:23

Moon position on February 9, 2026

On February 9 at 12:00 pm the Moon will be in the Third Quarter at 12:44:43 phase in the zodiacal constellation of Scorpio ♏, according to the calendar it is the 22 lunar day. The percentage of lunar illumination on this day is about 52%. Moonrise will occur at 01:23 and sunset at 09:39.

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