MoonPhases

February 2026 · Saturday · 7 months ago

21 February 2026

Waxing Crescent

18% illuminated and waxing, 4.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 21 February 2026: Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated

Ephemeris for 21 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
18.3%
Lunar age
4.0 days
Elongation
50.4°
Distance
372,986 km
Distance (mi)
231,763 mi
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Aries
Libration lat
4.7° S
Libration lon
3.4° 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
London08:0915:2222:5651.2°
New York08:2915:2722:4063.4°
Chicago08:2215:2422:4062.5°
Denver08:3715:3622:4865.0°
Los Angeles08:4015:3122:3271.0°
Mexico City09:4016:1122:4885.5°
São Paulo09:4615:3421:1751.7°
Berlin08:1215:2623:0150.0°

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 3 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 10 days
Last Quarter11 March 202609:39in 18 days
New Moon19 March 202601:24in 26 days