Waxing · 8.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Moon age
2.9days
Moon phase on January 16, 2002Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, January 16, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.2% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
403,759 km250,884 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (29°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 16, 2002 is on Monday, January 28, 2002 at 22:51 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 13, 2002 at 13:29 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, January 13, 2002 | 13:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 21, 2002 | 17:47 |
The Moon around January 16
More about this date
Wednesday, January 16, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 13, 2002 to the new moon of February 12, 2002, a cycle of 29.76 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2002, or the whole moon calendar 2002.
- The same date one year apart: 2001 · 2003.
- 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.