MoonPhases

February 2026 · Thursday · 7 months ago

12 February 2026

Waning Crescent

23% illuminated and waning, 24.7 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 12 February 2026: Waning Crescent, 23% illuminated

Ephemeris for 12 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
23.5%
Lunar age
24.7 days
Elongation
302.3°
Distance
402,571 km
Distance (mi)
250,146 mi
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Libration lat
6.6° N
Libration lon
1.8° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London04:4908:0411:189.3°
New York03:5308:1012:2820.1°
Chicago03:5408:0712:1918.9°
Denver03:5708:1912:4121.1°
Los Angeles03:3008:1412:5826.8°
Mexico City03:2708:5414:2241.5°
São Paulo01:0808:1715:2685.1°
Berlin05:0108:0811:148.3°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
New Moon17 February 202612:01in 5 days
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 12 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 19 days
Last Quarter11 March 202609:39in 27 days