Waning · 30.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 11°
Moon age
23.9days
Moon phase on February 6, 2002Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, February 6, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 30.0% of its visible face lit, 23.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
30.0%Illumination at noon UTC
23.9 dMoon age
385,761 km239,701 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 2002 is on Monday, January 28, 2002 at 22:51 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 07:41 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 4, 2002 | 13:33 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 12, 2002 | 07:41 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Wednesday, February 6, 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 February 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.