MoonPhases

February 2026 · Friday · 7 months ago

20 February 2026

Waxing Crescent

10% illuminated and waxing, 3.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 20 February 2026: Waxing Crescent, 10% illuminated

Ephemeris for 20 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
10.4%
Lunar age
3.0 days
Elongation
37.5°
Distance
374,992 km
Distance (mi)
233,009 mi
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Aries
Libration lat
3.4° S
Libration lon
4.1° 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
London07:5614:3321:3044.7°
New York08:0414:3921:2657.0°
Chicago07:5914:3521:2556.1°
Denver08:1114:4721:3558.6°
Los Angeles08:1014:4121:2364.6°
Mexico City09:0115:2221:4979.1°
São Paulo08:4514:4520:4058.2°
Berlin08:0114:3721:3543.4°

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 4 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 11 days
Last Quarter11 March 202609:39in 19 days
New Moon19 March 202601:24in 27 days