Dates and Times of the Phases

  • Last Quarter Thursday, February 6 10:18 PM
  • New Moon Thursday, February 13 7:34 PM
  • First Quarter Friday, February 21 2:25 PM
  • Full Moon Saturday, February 29 9:41 AM Snow Moon

Also in February

  • Lunar New Year Friday, February 14 Chinese calendar
  • Lantern Festival Friday, February 28 Chinese calendar
  • Purim Friday, February 28 Jewish; begins at sundown the evening before

Dark nights for stargazing in Columbus, with no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness: February 8–16.

Times are in Columbus time (America/New York), and moonrise and moonset are for Columbus. Each day's Moon is turned as it is in the sky of Columbus when it is highest that night (near the New Moon, that day).

January February 2048 March
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
26 Sunday
27 Monday
28 Tuesday
29 Wednesday
30 Thursday
31 Friday
1 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 97% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 8:00 PM
Set: 8:16 AM
2 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 92% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 9:07 PM
Set: 8:43 AM
3 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 85% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 10:15 PM
Set: 9:10 AM
4 Tuesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 76% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 11:25 PM
Set: 9:39 AM
5 Wednesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 66% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: –
Set: 10:10 AM
6 Thursday
Last Quarter
10:18 PM
Visible: 55% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: 12:36 AM
Set: 10:47 AM
7 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 44% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 1:47 AM
Set: 11:31 AM
8 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 32% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 2:57 AM
Set: 12:23 PM
Dark night
9 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 22% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 4:01 AM
Set: 1:23 PM
Dark night
10 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 13% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 4:57 AM
Set: 2:31 PM
Dark night
11 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 7% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 5:45 AM
Set: 3:42 PM
Dark night
12 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 2% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 6:25 AM
Set: 4:54 PM
Dark night
13 Thursday
New Moon
7:34 PM
Visible: 0% ↓
Age: 29 days
Rise: 6:58 AM
Set: 6:04 PM
Dark night
14 Friday
Waxing crescent
Lunar New Year
Visible: 1% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 7:28 AM
Set: 7:11 PM
Dark night
15 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 3% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 7:55 AM
Set: 8:17 PM
Dark night
16 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 8% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 8:21 AM
Set: 9:20 PM
Dark night
17 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 14% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 8:47 AM
Set: 10:23 PM
18 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 22% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 9:15 AM
Set: 11:24 PM
19 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 31% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 9:45 AM
Set: –
20 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 40% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 10:18 AM
Set: 12:24 AM
21 Friday
First Quarter
2:25 PM
Visible: 49% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 10:57 AM
Set: 1:22 AM
22 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 58% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 11:41 AM
Set: 2:18 AM
23 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 68% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 12:32 PM
Set: 3:09 AM
24 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 76% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 1:28 PM
Set: 3:56 AM
25 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 84% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 2:28 PM
Set: 4:37 AM
26 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 91% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 3:32 PM
Set: 5:14 AM
27 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 96% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 4:37 PM
Set: 5:46 AM
28 Friday
Waxing gibbous
Lantern Festival
Purim
Visible: 99% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 5:44 PM
Set: 6:16 AM
29 Saturday
Full Moon
9:41 AM
Snow Moon
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 6:52 PM
Set: 6:44 AM