February 2026 · Wednesday · 7 months ago
18 February 2026
Waxing Crescent
1% illuminated and waxing, 1.0 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 07:33 | 13:02 | 18:46 | 31.2° |
| New York | 07:20 | 13:06 | 19:04 | 43.5° |
| Chicago | 07:16 | 13:03 | 19:01 | 42.5° |
| Denver | 07:25 | 13:14 | 19:15 | 45.0° |
| Los Angeles | 07:15 | 13:09 | 19:12 | 51.0° |
| Mexico City | 07:49 | 13:50 | 19:56 | 65.5° |
| São Paulo | 06:50 | 13:14 | 19:31 | 71.8° |
| Berlin | 07:40 | 13:06 | 18:48 | 30.0° |
Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.
Phases around this date
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) | From this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 24 February 2026 | 12:28 | in 6 days |
| Full Moon | 3 March 2026 | 11:38 | in 13 days |
| Last Quarter | 11 March 2026 | 09:39 | in 21 days |
| New Moon | 19 March 2026 | 01:24 | in 29 days |