![]() February 17 Waxing Gibbous 85% |
![]() February 18 Waxing Gibbous 93% |
![]() Waxing Gibbous Illumination: 98% |
![]() February 20 Full Moon 100% |
![]() February 21 Waning Gibbous 99% |
On this day the Moon will be in a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word "gibbosus" meaning humpbacked.
Visit the February 2027 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
The Waxing Gibbous on February 19 has an illumination of 98%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On February 19 the Moon is 13.33 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.