MoonPhases

February 2026 · Sunday · 7 months ago

22 February 2026

Waxing Crescent

28% illuminated and waxing, 5.0 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 22 February 2026: Waxing Crescent, 28% illuminated

Ephemeris for 22 February 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
27.8%
Lunar age
5.0 days
Elongation
63.4°
Distance
371,548 km
Distance (mi)
230,869 mi
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Taurus
Libration lat
5.8° S
Libration lon
2.5° 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
London08:2516:1300:24 +157.1°
New York08:5716:2023:5669.1°
Chicago08:5016:1623:5768.2°
Denver09:0616:2800:03 +170.6°
Los Angeles09:1416:2323:4376.5°
Mexico City10:2217:0423:5188.9°
São Paulo10:4816:2621:5946.0°
Berlin08:2616:1700:31 +155.9°

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 2 days
Full Moon3 March 202611:38in 9 days
Last Quarter11 March 202609:39in 17 days
New Moon19 March 202601:24in 25 days