Waning Gibbous
82%
- Rise
- 9:46 PM
- Set
- 9:36 AM
Moon Phases February 2021 in Edison, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Edison, in local time (America/New_York). Next full moon: Snow Moon on Saturday, February 27.
Edison · Monday, February 1, 2021 Today
Waning Gibbous
- Illumination
- 81.9%
- Moon age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 371,325 km
- Moonrise
- 9:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:36 AM
- Highest
- 3:11 AM
at . Next: Last Quarter on Thu, Feb 4 at 12:37 PM. Snow Moon in 26 days.
After full moon the lit portion begins to shrink from the side it first grew on, and the Moon is waning gibbous.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
February 2021 calendar
Waning Gibbous
72%
- Rise
- 10:57 PM
- Set
- 10:04 AM
Waning Gibbous
62%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 10:32 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 12:09 AM
- Set
- 11:02 AM
Waning Crescent
39%
- Rise
- 1:22 AM
- Set
- 11:37 AM
Waning Crescent
28%
- Rise
- 2:34 AM
- Set
- 12:18 PM
Waning Crescent
19%
- Rise
- 3:45 AM
- Set
- 1:06 PM
Waning Crescent
11%
- Rise
- 4:50 AM
- Set
- 2:03 PM
Waning Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 5:46 AM
- Set
- 3:06 PM
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 6:34 AM
- Set
- 4:13 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 7:14 AM
- Set
- 5:21 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 7:46 AM
- Set
- 6:27 PM
Waxing Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 8:14 AM
- Set
- 7:31 PM
Waxing Crescent
9%
- Rise
- 8:39 AM
- Set
- 8:33 PM
Waxing Crescent
15%
- Rise
- 9:03 AM
- Set
- 9:33 PM
Waxing Crescent
23%
- Rise
- 9:25 AM
- Set
- 10:33 PM
Waxing Crescent
31%
- Rise
- 9:49 AM
- Set
- 11:32 PM
Waxing Crescent
40%
- Rise
- 10:14 AM
- Set
- —
First Quarter
- Rise
- 10:43 AM
- Set
- 12:32 AM
Waxing Gibbous
59%
- Rise
- 11:17 AM
- Set
- 1:32 AM
Waxing Gibbous
68%
- Rise
- 11:57 AM
- Set
- 2:32 AM
Waxing Gibbous
77%
- Rise
- 12:44 PM
- Set
- 3:30 AM
Waxing Gibbous
85%
- Rise
- 1:40 PM
- Set
- 4:24 AM
Waxing Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 2:43 PM
- Set
- 5:13 AM
Waxing Gibbous
96%
- Rise
- 3:52 PM
- Set
- 5:56 AM
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 5:04 PM
- Set
- 6:34 AM
Snow Moon
- Rise
- 6:17 PM
- Set
- 7:06 AM
Waning Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 7:30 PM
- Set
- 7:36 AM
Times are local to Edison (America/New_York). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in February 2021
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | Thu, Feb 4 at 12:37 PM | Feb 4, 17:37 |
| New Moon | Thu, Feb 11 at 2:05 PM | Feb 11, 19:05 |
| First Quarter | Fri, Feb 19 at 1:47 PM | Feb 19, 18:47 |
| Full Moon · Snow Moon | Sat, Feb 27 at 3:17 AM | Feb 27, 08:17 |
About the Waning Gibbous
After full moon the lit portion begins to shrink from the side it first grew on, and the Moon is waning gibbous. It rises after sunset, later each night, and is still up after sunrise, which is why this is the phase most often noticed in the western sky in the morning.
By the end of this phase the Moon rises around midnight and is well placed for anyone awake in the small hours.
Lore and folklore
The waning moon was traditionally the time for finishing and clearing: harvesting, weeding, pruning and any work meant to reduce or remove. Almanacs advised planting root crops and perennials in the third quarter, when energy was thought to move down into the roots.
Folk remedies were said to work best on a waning moon, drawing ailments away as the light shrank.
Trivia
- The lit edge now faces east, toward the morning Sun, so the horns of the shrinking moon point west.
- The waning gibbous rises about 50 minutes later each night on average, the same lag that shifts the tides.
- Photographers like this phase for lunar detail in the comfortable pre-dawn sky.
- The far side of the Moon is never permanently dark; it has its own day and night like the near side.
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 2021
- Feb 1 to Feb 4 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Feb 5 to Feb 11 · 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 12 to Feb 19 · 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.
- Feb 20 to Feb 26 · 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 27 to Feb 28 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow 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 Edison 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.