Early rises — and late night skywatchers — will get the chance to spot a wealth of spectacular sights on the lunar surface.
The Moon reaches its Last Quarter on February 9, and this is one of those phases that doesn’t announce itself loudly but ...
On February 9–10, 2026, the last quarter moon rises in Libra alongside stars Spica and Arcturus, offering telescope observations of lunar craters and Montes Appenninus.