Dates and Times of the Phases

  • Full Moon Tuesday, February 1 7:38 AM Snow Moon
  • Last Quarter Tuesday, February 8 2:03 AM
  • New Moon Tuesday, February 15 9:02 AM
  • First Quarter Wednesday, February 23 12:14 PM

Also in February

  • Penumbral lunar eclipse Tuesday, February 1, 7:24 AM visible from Columbus
  • Lunar New Year Tuesday, February 15 Chinese calendar
  • Lantern Festival Tuesday, February 29 Chinese calendar

Dark nights for stargazing in Columbus, with no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness: February 10–18.

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 2056 March
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
30 Sunday
31 Monday
1 Tuesday
Full Moon
7:38 AM
Snow Moon
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 6:13 PM
Set: 7:50 AM
2 Wednesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 98% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 7:22 PM
Set: 8:32 AM
3 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 94% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 8:33 PM
Set: 9:10 AM
4 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 87% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 9:44 PM
Set: 9:45 AM
5 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 78% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 10:55 PM
Set: 10:19 AM
6 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 68% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: –
Set: 10:52 AM
7 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 57% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: 12:05 AM
Set: 11:26 AM
8 Tuesday
Last Quarter
2:03 AM
Visible: 45% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 1:14 AM
Set: 12:03 PM
9 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 34% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 2:23 AM
Set: 12:44 PM
10 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 24% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 3:29 AM
Set: 1:30 PM
Dark night
11 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 16% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 4:31 AM
Set: 2:22 PM
Dark night
12 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 9% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 5:28 AM
Set: 3:18 PM
Dark night
13 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 4% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 6:18 AM
Set: 4:18 PM
Dark night
14 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 1% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 7:01 AM
Set: 5:19 PM
Dark night
15 Tuesday
New Moon
9:02 AM
Lunar New Year
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 7:39 AM
Set: 6:20 PM
Dark night
16 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 1% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 8:12 AM
Set: 7:21 PM
Dark night
17 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 4% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 8:42 AM
Set: 8:20 PM
Dark night
18 Friday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 9% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 9:10 AM
Set: 9:18 PM
Dark night
19 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 16% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 9:36 AM
Set: 10:15 PM
20 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 23% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 10:03 AM
Set: 11:12 PM
21 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 31% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 10:31 AM
Set: –
22 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 40% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 11:01 AM
Set: 12:09 AM
23 Wednesday
First Quarter
12:14 PM
Visible: 50% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 11:34 AM
Set: 1:06 AM
24 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 60% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 12:12 PM
Set: 2:04 AM
25 Friday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 69% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 12:56 PM
Set: 3:01 AM
26 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 78% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 1:48 PM
Set: 3:57 AM
27 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 86% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 2:46 PM
Set: 4:50 AM
28 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 93% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 3:50 PM
Set: 5:39 AM
29 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Lantern Festival
Visible: 98% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 4:59 PM
Set: 6:23 AM
1 Wednesday
2 Thursday
3 Friday
4 Saturday