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The Moon on Tuesday, February 12, 2002: New Moon, 0% lit

Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 25°

New Moon at

07:41UTC

Moon phase on February 12, 2002New Moon

Tuesday 12 February 2002404,239 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, February 12, 2002, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .

0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
404,239 km251,183 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 12, 2002 is on Monday, January 28, 2002 at 22:51 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 07:41 UTC, the same day.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, February 4, 200213:33
New Moon (this day)Tuesday, February 12, 200207:41
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, February 20, 200212:02

The Moon around February 12

More about this date

Tuesday, February 12, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 12, 2002 to the new moon of March 14, 2002, a cycle of 29.77 days.