Early rises — and late night skywatchers — will get the chance to spot a wealth of spectacular sights on the lunar surface.
It's a new lunar phase.
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.
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