Waxing · 38.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on February 23, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Monday, February 23, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 38.5% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
38.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
370,625 km230,296 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 2026 is on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11:38 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 12:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 12:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 12:28 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Monday, February 23, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.