GlensDomain.com Moon Phases
Moon Phase for Wednesday February 25, 2015
First Quarter — 50% Illuminated
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Sunday Feb 22, 2015 
32% — Waxing Crescent |
Monday Feb 23, 2015 
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Tuesday Feb 24, 2015
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Thursday Feb 26, 2015 
58% — Waxing Gibbous |
Friday Feb 27, 2015 
66% — Waxing Gibbous |
Saturday Feb 28, 2015 
74% — Waxing Gibbous |
First Quarter Phase
The First Quarter phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark.
On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west.
The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.