Waning · 90.5% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 17°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on January 31, 2002Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, January 31, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.5% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
90.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
361,043 km224,342 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (17°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 31, 2002 is on Monday, January 28, 2002 at 22:51 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 07:41 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, January 28, 2002 | 22:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, February 4, 2002 | 13:33 |
The Moon around January 31
More about this date
Thursday, January 31, 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.