Moon Information For February 18 2026 (New Zealand)

The Moon information shown here applies to Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. (Local time Pacific/Auckland)

Moonrise to moonset	12h22m
Moonrise	08:18
Moonset	20:40
Distance to the center of the Sun	147,846,470 km
Distance to the center of Earth	386,461 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)	0%
Lunar phase	new moon
Current zodiac sign the Moon	Aquarius ♒
Moon age (days past new moon)	29.5

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According to international time UTC, a solar eclipse will occur on February 18, 2026 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in New Zealand from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.

City	Eclipse visible?	Phase
Wellington	No	-
Auckland	No	-
Bay of Plenty	No	-
Canterbury	No	-
Gisborne	No	-
Hawke's Bay	No	-
Manawatu-Wanganui	No	-
Marlborough	No	-
Nelson	No	-
Northland	No	-
Otago	No	-
Southland	No	-
Taranaki	No	-
Tasman	No	-
Waikato	No	-