The Moon Today
Tonight is a dark night for stargazing: no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness.
Dates and Times of the Phases
- Full Moon Friday, February 2 6:57 PM Snow MoonSupermoon
- Last Quarter Friday, February 9 7:50 PM
- New Moon Sunday, February 18 12:44 AM
- First Quarter Sunday, February 25 2:25 PM
Also in February
- Lunar New Year Sunday, February 18 Chinese calendar
Dark nights for stargazing in Columbus, with no Moon in the sky for most of the darkness: February 11–20.
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).
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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28 Sunday
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29 Monday
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30 Tuesday
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31 Wednesday
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1 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 97% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 4:09 PM
Set: 7:00 AM
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2 Friday
Full Moon
6:57 PM
Snow Moon Supermoon
Visible: 100%
Age: 14 days
Rise: 5:31 PM
Set: 7:49 AM
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3 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 99% ↓
Age: 15 days
Rise: 6:52 PM
Set: 8:28 AM
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4 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 96% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 8:09 PM
Set: 8:59 AM
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5 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 90% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 9:22 PM
Set: 9:26 AM
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6 Tuesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 82% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 10:32 PM
Set: 9:50 AM
|
7 Wednesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 73% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 11:39 PM
Set: 10:13 AM
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8 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 63% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: –
Set: 10:37 AM
|
9 Friday
Last Quarter
7:50 PM
Visible: 53% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: 12:46 AM
Set: 11:03 AM
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10 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 43% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 1:51 AM
Set: 11:33 AM
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11 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 34% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 2:55 AM
Set: 12:07 PM
Dark night
|
12 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 25% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 3:57 AM
Set: 12:48 PM
Dark night
|
13 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 18% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 4:53 AM
Set: 1:37 PM
Dark night
|
14 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 11% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 5:43 AM
Set: 2:32 PM
Dark night
|
15 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 6% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 6:25 AM
Set: 3:32 PM
Dark night
|
16 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 2% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 7:00 AM
Set: 4:35 PM
Dark night
|
17 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 0% ↓
Age: 29 days
Rise: 7:30 AM
Set: 5:38 PM
Dark night
|
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18 Sunday
New Moon
12:44 AM
Lunar New Year
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 7:55 AM
Set: 6:41 PM
Dark night
|
19 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 2% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 8:18 AM
Set: 7:44 PM
Dark night
|
20 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 6% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 8:39 AM
Set: 8:48 PM
Dark night
|
21 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 12% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 9:00 AM
Set: 9:52 PM
|
22 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 19% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 9:23 AM
Set: 10:58 PM
|
23 Friday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 28% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 9:47 AM
Set: –
|
24 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 38% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 10:16 AM
Set: 12:08 AM
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25 Sunday
First Quarter
2:25 PM
Visible: 49% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 10:52 AM
Set: 1:20 AM
|
26 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 60% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 11:37 AM
Set: 2:33 AM
|
27 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 71% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 12:35 PM
Set: 3:44 AM
|
28 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 81% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 1:44 PM
Set: 4:47 AM
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29 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 90% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 3:02 PM
Set: 5:39 AM
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1 Friday
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2 Saturday
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