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The Moon on Saturday, February 16, 2002: Waxing Crescent, 15% lit

Waxing · 15.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 13°

Moon age

4.2days

Moon phase on February 16, 2002Waxing Crescent

Saturday 16 February 2002405,276 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 16, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 15.1% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

15.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
405,276 km251,827 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 16, 2002 is on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 09:17 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 07:41 UTC, 4 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, February 12, 200207:41
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, February 20, 200212:02

The Moon around February 16

More about this date

Saturday, February 16, 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.