Waxing · 67.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 23°
Moon age
9.9days
Moon phase on January 23, 2002Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 23, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 67.2% of its visible face lit, 9.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
67.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.9 dMoon age
390,088 km242,389 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (23°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 23, 2002 is on Monday, January 28, 2002 at 22:51 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 13, 2002 at 13:29 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, January 21, 2002 | 17:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, January 28, 2002 | 22:51 |
The Moon around January 23
More about this date
Wednesday, January 23, 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.