Moon phases in February 2025

All 28 days, computed from the ephemeris rather than copied from another calendar: the Moon’s sign, the exact instant it changes sign, and the lit fraction of the disc. Shown in your own timezone.

  • Snow MoonFebruary 1224.1° Leo
  • New MoonFebruary 289.7° Pisces

Day by day

The four quarter instants are marked on the day they fall; every other day carries the interval it is in. Four of the eight phases are moments and four are stretches, which is the one thing most calendars leave out.

DatePhaseSignIlluminationNotes
Sat 1Waxing CrescentPisces11%
Sun 2Waxing CrescentPiscesAries20%
Mon 3Waxing CrescentAries30%
Tue 4Waxing CrescentAriesTaurus41%
Wed 5First QuarterTaurus52%
Thu 6Waxing GibbousTaurusGemini63%
Fri 7Waxing GibbousGemini73%
Sat 8Waxing GibbousGeminiCancer83%
Sun 9Waxing GibbousCancer90%
Mon 10Waxing GibbousCancerLeo95%
Tue 11Waxing GibbousLeo99%
Wed 12Full MoonLeo100%
Thu 13Waning GibbousLeoVirgo99%
Fri 14Waning GibbousVirgo96%
Sat 15Waning GibbousVirgoLibra92%
Sun 16Waning GibbousLibra86%
Mon 17Waning GibbousLibra79%
Tue 18Waning GibbousLibraScorpio71%
Wed 19Waning GibbousScorpio62%
Thu 20Last QuarterScorpioSagittarius52%
Fri 21Waning CrescentSagittarius43%
Sat 22Waning CrescentSagittariusCapricorn33%
Sun 23Waning CrescentCapricorn24%
Mon 24Waning CrescentCapricorn15%
Tue 25Waning CrescentCapricornAquarius8%
Wed 26Waning CrescentAquarius3%
Thu 27Waning CrescentAquariusPisces0%
Fri 28New MoonPisces0%

Rows are UTC calendar days. The exact times follow the timezone setting above, so a time close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day in your own zone.

1
Full moons
1
New moons
12
Sign changes
100%
Brightest night

The Moon passes through 13 signs this month, in order: Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces. It changes sign 12 times — roughly every two and a third days, though not evenly, because the Moon’s speed varies about twelve per cent over an orbit.

Frequently asked questions

When is the full moon in February 2025?

There are 1 in February 2025. The exact instants are in the table above, shown in your own timezone, with the degree and sign each one falls on.

When is the new moon in February 2025?

There are 1 in February 2025, listed to the minute in the table above along with every other phase of the month.

What timezone are these times in?

Your own, resolved in your browser. The rows are UTC calendar days, so an instant close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day once converted — the table marks those with a small +1 or −1. You can switch the whole page to UTC if you want to compare it against a site that publishes UTC.

What sign is the Moon in during February 2025?

It moves through 13 of them, changing sign 12 times. The exact instant of each change is in the sign column above. The Moon spends about two and a third days in a sign, which is why it covers the whole zodiac in a month while the Sun takes a year.