The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
7:43 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 146.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.91° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.21° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.