Waxing Gibbous
72%
- Rise
- 13:11
- Set
- 01:54
Moon Phases February 2031 in Guantánamo, Cuba
Guantánamo, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Guantánamo, in local time (America/Havana). Next full moon: Snow Moon on Friday, February 7.
Guantánamo · Saturday, February 1, 2031 Today
Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 72.1%
- Moon age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 404,510 km
- Moonrise
- 13:11
- Moonset
- 01:54
- Highest
- 19:57
at . Next: Full Moon on Fri, Feb 7 at 07:46. Snow Moon in 6 days.
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
February 2031 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
80%
- Rise
- 13:59
- Set
- 02:44
Waxing Gibbous
87%
- Rise
- 14:49
- Set
- 03:32
Waxing Gibbous
93%
- Rise
- 15:40
- Set
- 04:17
Waxing Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 16:31
- Set
- 05:01
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 17:23
- Set
- 05:42
Snow Moon
- Rise
- 18:15
- Set
- 06:22
Waning Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 19:07
- Set
- 07:00
Waning Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 19:59
- Set
- 07:37
Waning Gibbous
90%
- Rise
- 20:52
- Set
- 08:15
Waning Gibbous
83%
- Rise
- 21:47
- Set
- 08:54
Waning Gibbous
74%
- Rise
- 22:44
- Set
- 09:36
Waning Gibbous
64%
- Rise
- 23:43
- Set
- 10:21
Last Quarter
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 11:10
Waning Crescent
42%
- Rise
- 00:43
- Set
- 12:05
Waning Crescent
31%
- Rise
- 01:44
- Set
- 13:03
Waning Crescent
20%
- Rise
- 02:44
- Set
- 14:05
Waning Crescent
12%
- Rise
- 03:40
- Set
- 15:09
Waning Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 04:33
- Set
- 16:13
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 05:22
- Set
- 17:15
New Moon
- Rise
- 06:08
- Set
- 18:15
Waxing Crescent
2%
- Rise
- 06:50
- Set
- 19:14
Waxing Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 07:32
- Set
- 20:10
Waxing Crescent
11%
- Rise
- 08:13
- Set
- 21:06
Waxing Crescent
19%
- Rise
- 08:54
- Set
- 22:00
Waxing Crescent
27%
- Rise
- 09:36
- Set
- 22:53
Waxing Crescent
36%
- Rise
- 10:20
- Set
- 23:46
First Quarter
- Rise
- 11:06
- Set
- —
Times are local to Guantánamo (America/Havana). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in February 2031
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Snow Moon | Fri, Feb 7 at 07:46 | Feb 7, 12:46 |
| Last Quarter | Fri, Feb 14 at 17:49 | Feb 14, 22:49 |
| New Moon | Fri, Feb 21 at 10:48 | Feb 21, 15:48 |
| First Quarter | Fri, Feb 28 at 23:02 | Mar 1, 04:02 |
About the Waxing Gibbous
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Its brightness climbs quickly during this phase, from about a tenth of full-moon brightness at first quarter to full within a week, because the Moon's rough surface reflects most strongly when the Sun is directly behind the observer.
Lore and folklore
The swelling moon was traditionally a time of increase: livestock fattened, crops filled out, and anything meant to grow was tended now. In some traditions it was the best time to gather herbs, when their vigour was thought to peak.
Gibbous comes from the Latin for hump-backed, a plain description of the bulging shape.
Trivia
- The Moon's brightness is not proportional to the lit area; a half moon is only about a tenth as bright as a full moon.
- The waxing gibbous is the phase most often noticed in daytime, high in the afternoon sky.
- Around this phase the bright crater rays, streaks of ejected rock, become obvious to the naked eye.
- The gibbous Moon rises later each day by anything from 30 to 70 minutes depending on the season.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Snow Moon
February typically brings the heaviest snowfall in North America, and the full moon took its name from it.
Some tribes called it the Hunger Moon because deep snow made hunting hard and stores ran low. The Storm Moon and Bone Moon appear in other traditions for the same reason.
Lore
The Snow Moon marked the hungriest stretch of the year for northern peoples, when stores ran low and hunting was hard in deep snow; the Hunger Moon name says it plainly. In Chinese tradition the first full moon of the lunar year, often in February, is the Lantern Festival that closes the New Year celebrations.
Trivia
- Because February is short, some years have no full moon in February at all; the next is 2037.
- A February Blue Moon is impossible for the same reason.
- The Snow Moon rises far to the north-east and sets far to the north-west, tracing a long, high arc.
Gardening by the Moon in February 2031
- Feb 1 to Feb 7 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Feb 8 to Feb 14 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Feb 15 to Feb 21 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Feb 22 to Feb 28 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
Full planting calendar for February › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Guantánamo at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.