Daily phases · UK local time

February 2027 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout February 2027, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during February 2027

At 12:00 local time on 1 February, the Moon is a waning crescent at 22% illumination and is waning. By 28 February, it is a last quarter at 47% illumination and is waning.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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February 2027

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for February 2027; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1Waning Crescent22%Age 24.6 dSelected date	2Waning Crescent15%Age 25.6 d	3Waning Crescent9%Age 26.6 d	4Waning Crescent4%Age 27.6 d	5New Moon1%Age 28.6 d	6New Moon0%Age 29.6 d	7New Moon1%Age 0.8 d
8New Moon3%Age 1.8 d	9Waxing Crescent8%Age 2.8 d	10Waxing Crescent14%Age 3.8 d	11Waxing Crescent22%Age 4.8 d	12Waxing Crescent31%Age 5.8 d	13First Quarter41%Age 6.8 d	14First Quarter52%Age 7.8 d
15First Quarter63%Age 8.8 d	16Waxing Gibbous74%Age 9.8 d	17Waxing Gibbous83%Age 10.8 d	18Waxing Gibbous91%Age 11.8 d	19Full Moon97%Age 12.8 d	20Full Moon100%Age 13.8 d	21Full Moon100%Age 14.8 d
22Full Moon97%Age 15.8 d	23Waning Gibbous92%Age 16.8 d	24Waning Gibbous84%Age 17.8 d	25Waning Gibbous76%Age 18.8 d	26Last Quarter67%Age 19.8 d	27Last Quarter57%Age 20.8 d	28Last Quarter47%Age 21.8 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Waning Crescent	22%	24.6 days	04:39	11:28
2	Waning Crescent	15%	25.6 days	05:35	12:18
3	Waning Crescent	9%	26.6 days	06:19	13:19
4	Waning Crescent	4%	27.6 days	06:51	14:27
5	New Moon	1%	28.6 days	07:15	15:40
6	New Moon	0%	29.6 days	07:33	16:53
7	New Moon	1%	0.8 days	07:48	18:06
8	New Moon	3%	1.8 days	08:00	19:18
9	Waxing Crescent	8%	2.8 days	08:11	20:31
10	Waxing Crescent	14%	3.8 days	08:23	21:46
11	Waxing Crescent	22%	4.8 days	08:35	23:03
12	Waxing Crescent	31%	5.8 days	08:50	—
13	First Quarter	41%	6.8 days	09:09	00:23
14	First Quarter	52%	7.8 days	09:36	01:47
15	First Quarter	63%	8.8 days	10:15	03:08
16	Waxing Gibbous	74%	9.8 days	11:11	04:21
17	Waxing Gibbous	83%	10.8 days	12:27	05:19
18	Waxing Gibbous	91%	11.8 days	13:55	06:00
19	Full Moon	97%	12.8 days	15:29	06:29
20	Full Moon	100%	13.8 days	17:01	06:49
21	Full Moon	100%	14.8 days	18:30	07:06
22	Full Moon	97%	15.8 days	19:55	07:20
23	Waning Gibbous	92%	16.8 days	21:18	07:33
24	Waning Gibbous	84%	17.8 days	22:40	07:47
25	Waning Gibbous	76%	18.8 days	—	08:04
26	Last Quarter	67%	19.8 days	00:00	08:23
27	Last Quarter	57%	20.8 days	01:17	08:49
28	Last Quarter	47%	21.8 days	02:27	09:24

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in February 2027

Snow Moon

A seasonal name for the snowy conditions associated with February in northern climates.

Exact instant: 20 February 2027 at 23:24 GMT
Brown lunation: 1288

Read the Snow Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2027-02-20, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	17:01	06:49
Cardiff	17:14	07:02
Belfast	17:18	07:22
Edinburgh	17:03	07:15
Lerwick	16:40	07:23

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Protected sowing and the first signs of the growing year. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

7–13 2/2027

Sowing

Sow broad beans, peas and hardy salads under cover; use heat only for crops that need it.

14–20 2/2027

Planting

Continue bare-root planting while plants are dormant and ground conditions are suitable.

21–27 2/2027

Harvesting

Pick leeks, kale, sprouts and other overwintering crops.

1–6, 28 2/2027

Pruning

Finish winter pruning of apples, pears and soft fruit before active growth begins.

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