The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 2026
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
8:52 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 1.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.49° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.01° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.