February 2026 · Friday · 7 months ago
20 February 2026
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated and waxing, 3.0 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 07:56 | 14:33 | 21:30 | 44.7° |
| New York | 08:04 | 14:39 | 21:26 | 57.0° |
| Chicago | 07:59 | 14:35 | 21:25 | 56.1° |
| Denver | 08:11 | 14:47 | 21:35 | 58.6° |
| Los Angeles | 08:10 | 14:41 | 21:23 | 64.6° |
| Mexico City | 09:01 | 15:22 | 21:49 | 79.1° |
| São Paulo | 08:45 | 14:45 | 20:40 | 58.2° |
| Berlin | 08:01 | 14:37 | 21:35 | 43.4° |
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 4 days |
| Full Moon | 3 March 2026 | 11:38 | in 11 days |
| Last Quarter | 11 March 2026 | 09:39 | in 19 days |
| New Moon | 19 March 2026 | 01:24 | in 27 days |