Moon Phases in Edinburgh
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for February1979
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-06-22
- Moonrise
- 14:14
- Phase
- First Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 7.1 days
- Moonset
- 00:55
- Illumination
- 47%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-06-29
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-06-22
- Sunrise
- 04:23
- Sunset
- 22:05
- Day Length
- 17h 41m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 Thu | 09:55 | 22:57 | Waxing Crescent | 17% | 4 days | 405389 km |
| Feb 2 Fri | 10:19 | - | Waxing Crescent | 26% | 5 days | 404622 km |
| Feb 3 Sat | 10:44 | 00:14 | First Quarter | 35% | 6 days | 402655 km |
| Feb 4 Sun | 11:11 | 01:27 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 399430 km |
| Feb 5 Mon | 11:43 | 02:35 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 395016 km |
| Feb 6 Tue | 12:19 | 03:39 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 389618 km |
| Feb 7 Wed | 13:01 | 04:36 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 383574 km |
| Feb 8 Thu | 13:50 | 05:26 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 377319 km |
| Feb 9 Fri | 14:45 | 06:08 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 371343 km |
| Feb 10 Sat | 15:45 | 06:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 366134 km |
| Feb 11 Sun | 16:47 | 07:14 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 12 Mon | 17:52 | 07:40 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 13 Tue | 18:58 | 08:03 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 14 Wed | 20:05 | 08:23 | Waning Gibbous | 94% | 17 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 15 Thu | 21:12 | 08:43 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 363104 km |
| Feb 16 Fri | 22:21 | 09:03 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 366183 km |
| Feb 17 Sat | 23:31 | 09:25 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 371013 km |
| Feb 18 Sun | - | 09:49 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 376390 km |
| Feb 19 Mon | 00:41 | 10:16 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 381895 km |
| Feb 20 Tue | 01:52 | 10:51 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 387163 km |
| Feb 21 Wed | 03:01 | 11:34 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 391911 km |
| Feb 22 Thu | 04:05 | 12:27 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 395968 km |
| Feb 23 Fri | 05:01 | 13:34 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 399267 km |
| Feb 24 Sat | 05:49 | 14:50 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 401827 km |
| Feb 25 Sun | 06:28 | 16:12 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 403715 km |
| Feb 26 Mon | 07:01 | 17:39 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 405003 km |
| Feb 27 Tue | 07:29 | 19:04 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 405696 km |
| Feb 28 Wed | 07:55 | 20:28 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 405696 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.