February 2026 · Saturday · 7 months ago
21 February 2026
Waxing Crescent
18% illuminated and waxing, 4.0 days into the lunar cycle.
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
| City | Moonrise | Transit | Moonset | Peak altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 08:09 | 15:22 | 22:56 | 51.2° |
| New York | 08:29 | 15:27 | 22:40 | 63.4° |
| Chicago | 08:22 | 15:24 | 22:40 | 62.5° |
| Denver | 08:37 | 15:36 | 22:48 | 65.0° |
| Los Angeles | 08:40 | 15:31 | 22:32 | 71.0° |
| Mexico City | 09:40 | 16:11 | 22:48 | 85.5° |
| São Paulo | 09:46 | 15:34 | 21:17 | 51.7° |
| Berlin | 08:12 | 15:26 | 23:01 | 50.0° |
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 3 days |
| Full Moon | 3 March 2026 | 11:38 | in 10 days |
| Last Quarter | 11 March 2026 | 09:39 | in 18 days |
| New Moon | 19 March 2026 | 01:24 | in 26 days |