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The Moon on Thursday, February 19, 2026: Waxing Crescent, 5% lit

Waxing · 4.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 25°

Moon age

2.0days

Moon phase on February 19, 2026Waxing Crescent

Thursday 19 February 2026377,600 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.6% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.

4.6%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
377,600 km234,630 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 19, 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 12:01 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 17, 202612:01
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 24, 202612:28

The Moon around February 19

More about this date

Thursday, February 19, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 17, 2026 to the new moon of March 19, 2026, a cycle of 29.56 days.