Waxing · 79.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on February 23, 2002Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, February 23, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 79.9% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
79.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
372,892 km231,704 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 2002 is on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 09:17 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 07:41 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, February 20, 2002 | 12:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, February 27, 2002 | 09:17 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Saturday, February 23, 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.
- 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.