Dates and Times of the Phases

  • Last Quarter Wednesday, February 7 10:56 AM
  • New Moon Thursday, February 15 4:07 PM
  • First Quarter Friday, February 23 3:09 AM

Also in February

  • Partial solar eclipse Thursday, February 15, 3:51 PM not visible from Columbus
  • Lunar New Year Friday, February 16 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 2018 March
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
28 Sunday
29 Monday
30 Tuesday
31 Wednesday
1 Thursday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 98% ↓
Age: 16 days
Rise: 7:27 PM
Set: 8:28 AM
2 Friday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 94% ↓
Age: 17 days
Rise: 8:37 PM
Set: 9:08 AM
3 Saturday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 87% ↓
Age: 18 days
Rise: 9:44 PM
Set: 9:43 AM
4 Sunday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 79% ↓
Age: 19 days
Rise: 10:49 PM
Set: 10:16 AM
5 Monday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 69% ↓
Age: 20 days
Rise: 11:51 PM
Set: 10:47 AM
6 Tuesday
Waning gibbous
Visible: 60% ↓
Age: 21 days
Rise: –
Set: 11:19 AM
7 Wednesday
Last Quarter
10:56 AM
Visible: 50% ↓
Age: 22 days
Rise: 12:52 AM
Set: 11:51 AM
8 Thursday
Waning crescent
Visible: 40% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 1:50 AM
Set: 12:25 PM
9 Friday
Waning crescent
Visible: 31% ↓
Age: 23 days
Rise: 2:47 AM
Set: 1:03 PM
10 Saturday
Waning crescent
Visible: 23% ↓
Age: 24 days
Rise: 3:41 AM
Set: 1:44 PM
Dark night
11 Sunday
Waning crescent
Visible: 15% ↓
Age: 25 days
Rise: 4:32 AM
Set: 2:29 PM
Dark night
12 Monday
Waning crescent
Visible: 9% ↓
Age: 26 days
Rise: 5:21 AM
Set: 3:18 PM
Dark night
13 Tuesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 4% ↓
Age: 27 days
Rise: 6:05 AM
Set: 4:11 PM
Dark night
14 Wednesday
Waning crescent
Visible: 1% ↓
Age: 28 days
Rise: 6:45 AM
Set: 5:07 PM
Dark night
15 Thursday
New Moon
4:07 PM
Partial solar eclipse
Visible: 0% ↓
Age: 29 days
Rise: 7:22 AM
Set: 6:05 PM
Dark night
16 Friday
Waxing crescent
Lunar New Year
Visible: 1% ↑
Age: 0 days
Rise: 7:56 AM
Set: 7:05 PM
Dark night
17 Saturday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 3% ↑
Age: 1 day
Rise: 8:28 AM
Set: 8:05 PM
Dark night
18 Sunday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 8% ↑
Age: 2 days
Rise: 8:59 AM
Set: 9:07 PM
Dark night
19 Monday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 14% ↑
Age: 3 days
Rise: 9:29 AM
Set: 10:09 PM
20 Tuesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 23% ↑
Age: 4 days
Rise: 10:01 AM
Set: 11:13 PM
21 Wednesday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 32% ↑
Age: 5 days
Rise: 10:34 AM
Set: –
22 Thursday
Waxing crescent
Visible: 43% ↑
Age: 6 days
Rise: 11:12 AM
Set: 12:19 AM
23 Friday
First Quarter
3:09 AM
Visible: 54% ↑
Age: 7 days
Rise: 11:54 AM
Set: 1:25 AM
24 Saturday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 65% ↑
Age: 8 days
Rise: 12:43 PM
Set: 2:31 AM
25 Sunday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 76% ↑
Age: 9 days
Rise: 1:39 PM
Set: 3:35 AM
26 Monday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 85% ↑
Age: 11 days
Rise: 2:42 PM
Set: 4:35 AM
27 Tuesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 93% ↑
Age: 12 days
Rise: 3:50 PM
Set: 5:29 AM
28 Wednesday
Waxing gibbous
Visible: 98% ↑
Age: 13 days
Rise: 5:01 PM
Set: 6:17 AM
1 Thursday
2 Friday
3 Saturday