To improve the moisture stability of the CaS:Eu 2 + red phosphor, surface coatings with silica nanoparticles were performed using five different methods, i.e., P 1 , P 2 , P 3 , P 4 , and P 5 . The phosphors were coated with silica nanoparticles using a dip coating method (P 1 ) and sol-gel method (P 2 ). The phosphors were coated using a solution containing silica nanoparticles and poly(1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone), PVP, (P 3 ). The phosphors were also coated with silica nanoparticles by reacting with the 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (VP) monomer (P 4 ) or by reacting with mixtures containing VP and tetraethylorthosilicate (P 5 ). A decrease in the photoluminescence (PL) intensity was observed regardless of the coating methods. However, the moisture stability of the phosphors was enhanced by the coating when aged in a temperature-controlled humidity chamber. Among these methods, the P 4 (or P 5 ) method exhibited the greatest increase in moisture stability of the phosphors. The coated phosphors showed a relatively constant intensity with aging time, whereas the uncoated phosphor showed a decrease.