Lunar Calendar for Friday, February 14, 2025
Moon in Virgo · waning gibbous · lunar day 16
- 96% illuminated
- Element Earth
- Cold day
- 247,834 miles (398,850 km)
The eye for detail sharpens. Virgo days suit tidying, sorting, and precise work. Keep the critical streak in check, toward yourself and others.
Waning gibbous
The Moon is still mostly lit, but the edge that brightened first is now fading. It rises later each evening and lingers into the morning sky. In lunar tradition, the waning weeks favor finishing, clearing, and letting go rather than starting something new.
On its monthly path across the sky, the Moon is now descending: seen from the Northern Hemisphere, each day it crosses the sky a little lower than the day before. In planting tradition, the descending Moon draws strength toward the roots—a time for planting, transplanting, and pruning.
Element of the day
- Element
- Earth
- Day character
- Cold
A cold earth day in Virgo lends itself to practical, exacting tasks; hands and mind both work reliably.
Lunar day 16
The sixteenth lunar day favors balance and moderation: calm work, a clean space, and order in your things.
Lunar days are counted from the new moon: day 1 begins at the new moon, and a cycle has 29 or 30 of them. Tradition gives each day its own character.
Health by lunar tradition
In lunar tradition, extra care goes to the digestive tract, small intestine, colon, nerves, spleen, and pancreas.
Under a waning Moon, the digestion appreciates rest: a light meal and an early night.
Virgo days belong to the digestion and the nerves. Tradition also counts them as skin-care days: masks for the face, hair, and body are said to work well now. Keep portions small.
Eat slowly and chew well; digestion starts in the mouth.
February is the height of cold and flu season: sleep enough, eat fermented vegetables and citrus, and air out the rooms briefly but thoroughly.
Food by lunar tradition
- Favored today
- Salts and minerals
Virgo days are mineral days. Root vegetables are the traditional stars: carrots, potatoes, beets, radishes, onions, garlic, and parsnips. Reach for mineral water and go easy on added salt even if the appetite for it grows.
With the Moon waning, tradition skips sweets in favor of fiber, vegetables, and fruit.
In lunar lore, the body switches from storing to spending after the full moon.
February still draws on the winter pantry: sauerkraut, beets, carrots, and dried fruit. Sprouts on the windowsill are the first fresh vegetable of the year.
Reach for seasonal foods that suit the day: beets, carrots, and sauerkraut.
Tip of the day: a broth of root vegetables with a pinch of unrefined salt, a simple mineral-rich dish from the pot.
Garden by the moon
- Plant part
- Root
February starts the seedlings: on a warm windowsill sow peppers, which germinate best at 77–82°F (25–28°C), and the first tomatoes, which are content with 68–77°F (20–25°C). Finish pruning fruit trees on frost-free days and get the cold frame ready. Check tools and potting mix; the season is close.
Virgo days are root days, and in lunar gardening lore the most reliable of them: whatever supports root growth is said to work better now than on other days. Herbalists gather herbs for the digestion and the nerves on Virgo days.
A waning Moon in winter favors houseplants: repot them, remove dry leaves, and in the cellar you can prepare rootstocks and scions for grafting.
Today’s root day favors everything that grows below ground, right now especially celeriac and onions from seed.
Seasonal advice is for the Northern Hemisphere’s temperate zone; south of the equator, swap the seasons. For the best days of the month, see planting by the moon and the lunar hair calendar.
Frequently asked questions
What moon is February 14th?
On February 14, 2025, the Moon was waning gibbous, 96% lit, in the sign of Virgo. It was day 16 of the lunar cycle.
Is February 14, 2025 a full moon?
No. On February 14, 2025, the Moon was waning gibbous. The nearest full moon after that date was March 14, 2025.
What day is the full moon in February 2025?
The full moon in February 2025 was the Snow Moon on February 12, 2025, at 1:54 PM UTC.
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