MoonPhases

February 2026 · Thursday · 7 months ago

19 February 2026

Waxing Crescent

5% illuminated and waxing, 2.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 19 February 2026: Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated

Ephemeris for 19 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
4.6%
Lunar age
2.0 days
Elongation
24.8°
Distance
377,600 km
Distance (mi)
234,630 mi
Apparent size
31.6′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
1.9° S
Libration lon
4.6° 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
London07:4413:4720:0737.9°
New York07:4213:5220:1450.2°
Chicago07:3713:4820:1249.3°
Denver07:4814:0020:2451.8°
Los Angeles07:4213:5520:1757.8°
Mexico City08:2414:3620:5272.3°
São Paulo07:4713:5920:0565.0°
Berlin07:5013:5120:1036.6°

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 5 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 12 days
Last Quarter11 March 202609:39in 20 days
New Moon19 March 202601:24in 28 days