Dates and Times of the Phases

  • Last Quarter Sunday, February 7 12:11 AM
  • New Moon Saturday, February 13 11:33 PM
  • First Quarter Sunday, February 21 9:58 PM

Also in February

  • Annular solar eclipse Saturday, February 13, 11:33 PM not visible from Columbus
  • Lunar New Year Sunday, February 14 Chinese calendar
  • Lantern Festival Sunday, February 28 Chinese calendar
  • Purim Sunday, 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 1915 March
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
31 Sunday
1 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 97% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 7:43 PM
Set: 8:31 AM
2 Tuesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 93% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 8:53 PM
Set: 8:56 AM
3 Wednesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 86% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 10:04 PM
Set: 9:20 AM
4 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 77% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 11:16 PM
Set: 9:44 AM
5 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 67% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: –
Set: 10:10 AM
6 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 56% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: 12:29 AM
Set: 10:41 AM
7 Sunday
Last Quarter
12:11 AM
Visible: 44% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 1:45 AM
Set: 11:18 AM
8 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 33% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 3:00 AM
Set: 12:04 PM
Dark night
9 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 23% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 4:11 AM
Set: 1:00 PM
Dark night
10 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 14% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 5:12 AM
Set: 2:06 PM
Dark night
11 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 7% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 6:03 AM
Set: 3:18 PM
Dark night
12 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 3% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 6:43 AM
Set: 4:32 PM
Dark night
13 Saturday
New Moon
11:33 PM
Annular solar eclipse
Visible: 0% ↓
Age: 29 days
Rise: 7:16 AM
Set: 5:43 PM
Dark night
14 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Lunar New Year
Visible: 0% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 7:43 AM
Set: 6:52 PM
Dark night
15 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 3% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 8:06 AM
Set: 7:57 PM
Dark night
16 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 7% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 8:28 AM
Set: 9:01 PM
Dark night
17 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 13% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 8:49 AM
Set: 10:03 PM
18 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 20% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 9:10 AM
Set: 11:05 PM
19 Friday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 28% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 9:34 AM
Set: –
20 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 37% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 10:01 AM
Set: 12:07 AM
21 Sunday
First Quarter
9:58 PM
Visible: 46% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 10:33 AM
Set: 1:09 AM
22 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 56% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 11:12 AM
Set: 2:10 AM
23 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 65% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 11:58 AM
Set: 3:09 AM
24 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 74% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 12:53 PM
Set: 4:02 AM
25 Thursday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 82% ↑
Age: 10 days
Rise: 1:55 PM
Set: 4:49 AM
26 Friday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 89% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 3:03 PM
Set: 5:29 AM
27 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 95% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 4:13 PM
Set: 6:02 AM
28 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Lantern Festival
Purim
Visible: 99% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 5:24 PM
Set: 6:32 AM
1 Monday
2 Tuesday
3 Wednesday
4 Thursday
5 Friday
6 Saturday