Daily phases · UK local time

February 2028 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout February 2028, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during February 2028

At 12:00 local time on 1 February, the Moon is a waxing crescent at 28% illumination and is waxing. By 29 February, it is a waxing crescent at 15% illumination and is waxing.

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 2028

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for February 2028; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1Waxing Crescent28%Age 5.9 dSelected date	2First Quarter37%Age 6.9 d	3First Quarter47%Age 7.9 d	4First Quarter57%Age 8.9 d	5First Quarter68%Age 9.9 d	6Waxing Gibbous77%Age 10.9 d
7Waxing Gibbous86%Age 11.9 d	8Waxing Gibbous93%Age 12.9 d	9Full Moon98%Age 13.9 d	10Full Moon100%Age 14.9 d	11Full Moon99%Age 15.9 d	12Waning Gibbous95%Age 16.9 d	13Waning Gibbous88%Age 17.9 d
14Waning Gibbous79%Age 18.9 d	15Waning Gibbous69%Age 19.9 d	16Last Quarter59%Age 20.9 d	17Last Quarter48%Age 21.9 d	18Last Quarter38%Age 22.9 d	19Waning Crescent29%Age 23.9 d	20Waning Crescent20%Age 24.9 d
21Waning Crescent13%Age 25.9 d	22Waning Crescent8%Age 26.9 d	23New Moon3%Age 27.9 d	24New Moon1%Age 28.9 d	25New Moon0%Age 0.1 d	26New Moon1%Age 1.1 d	27New Moon4%Age 2.1 d
28Waxing Crescent8%Age 3.1 d	29Waxing Crescent15%Age 4.1 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	Waxing Crescent	28%	5.9 days	09:08	23:34
2	First Quarter	37%	6.9 days	09:24	—
3	First Quarter	47%	7.9 days	09:43	00:48
4	First Quarter	57%	8.9 days	10:09	02:04
5	First Quarter	68%	9.9 days	10:46	03:19
6	Waxing Gibbous	77%	10.9 days	11:37	04:29
7	Waxing Gibbous	86%	11.9 days	12:46	05:28
8	Waxing Gibbous	93%	12.9 days	14:10	06:12
9	Full Moon	98%	13.9 days	15:42	06:45
10	Full Moon	100%	14.9 days	17:15	07:10
11	Full Moon	99%	15.9 days	18:47	07:30
12	Waning Gibbous	95%	16.9 days	20:16	07:47
13	Waning Gibbous	88%	17.9 days	21:44	08:03
14	Waning Gibbous	79%	18.9 days	23:10	08:20
15	Waning Gibbous	69%	19.9 days	—	08:39
16	Last Quarter	59%	20.9 days	00:33	09:03
17	Last Quarter	48%	21.9 days	01:53	09:34
18	Last Quarter	38%	22.9 days	03:04	10:14
19	Waning Crescent	29%	23.9 days	04:04	11:06
20	Waning Crescent	20%	24.9 days	04:51	12:07
21	Waning Crescent	13%	25.9 days	05:25	13:15
22	Waning Crescent	8%	26.9 days	05:51	14:26
23	New Moon	3%	27.9 days	06:11	15:37
24	New Moon	1%	28.9 days	06:26	16:47
25	New Moon	0%	0.1 days	06:40	17:55
26	New Moon	1%	1.1 days	06:52	19:04
27	New Moon	4%	2.1 days	07:04	20:13
28	Waxing Crescent	8%	3.1 days	07:17	21:23
29	Waxing Crescent	15%	4.1 days	07:32	22:35

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in February 2028

Snow Moon

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

Exact instant: 10 February 2028 at 15:04 GMT
Brown lunation: 1300
Distance: 356,711 km · supermoon rule

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 2028-02-10, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	17:15	07:10
Cardiff	17:28	07:22
Belfast	17:32	07:43
Edinburgh	17:16	07:37
Lerwick	16:53	07:46

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.

1–3, 25–29 2/2028

Sowing

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

4–10 2/2028

Planting

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

11–16 2/2028

Harvesting

Pick leeks, kale, sprouts and other overwintering crops.

17–24 2/2028

Pruning

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

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