MoonPhases

February 2026 · Wednesday · 7 months ago

18 February 2026

Waxing Crescent

1% illuminated and waxing, 1.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 18 February 2026: Waxing Crescent, 1% illuminated

Ephemeris for 18 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
1.1%
Lunar age
1.0 days
Elongation
12.3°
Distance
380,794 km
Distance (mi)
236,615 mi
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
0.3° S
Libration lon
5.0° 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
London07:3313:0218:4631.2°
New York07:2013:0619:0443.5°
Chicago07:1613:0319:0142.5°
Denver07:2513:1419:1545.0°
Los Angeles07:1513:0919:1251.0°
Mexico City07:4913:5019:5665.5°
São Paulo06:5013:1419:3171.8°
Berlin07:4013:0618:4830.0°

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

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter24 February 202612:28in 6 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 13 days
Last Quarter11 March 202609:39in 21 days
New Moon19 March 202601:24in 29 days