Waxing · 97.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 21°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on August 2, 2001Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, August 2, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
402,465 km250,080 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (21°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 2001 is on Saturday, August 4, 2001 at 05:56 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 20, 2001 at 19:44 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, July 27, 2001 | 10:08 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, August 4, 2001 | 05:56 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Thursday, August 2, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 2001 to the new moon of August 19, 2001, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.