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The Moon on Saturday, February 9, 2002: Waning Crescent, 7% lit

Waning · 7.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 19°

Moon age

26.9days

Moon phase on February 9, 2002Waning Crescent

Saturday 9 February 2002397,088 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 9, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.4% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

7.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
397,088 km246,739 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 9, 2002 is on Monday, January 28, 2002 at 22:51 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 07:41 UTC, 3 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, February 4, 200213:33
New Moon (after)Tuesday, February 12, 200207:41

The Moon around February 9

More about this date

Saturday, February 9, 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.