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The Moon on Saturday, February 2, 2002: Waning Gibbous, 73% lit

Waning · 72.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 16°

Moon age

19.9days

Moon phase on February 2, 2002Waning Gibbous

Saturday 2 February 2002367,234 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 2, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.6% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

72.6%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
367,234 km228,189 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (17°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 2, 2002 is on Monday, January 28, 2002 at 22:51 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 07:41 UTC, 10 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, January 28, 200222:51
Last Quarter (after)Monday, February 4, 200213:33

The Moon around February 2

More about this date

Saturday, February 2, 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.