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The Moon on Friday, March 1, 2002: Waning Gibbous, 93% lit

Waning · 93.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°

Moon age

17.2days

Moon phase on March 1, 2002Waning Gibbous

Friday 1 March 2002359,604 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, March 1, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 93.1% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

93.1%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
359,604 km223,447 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 1, 2002 is on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 09:17 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 02:03 UTC, 13 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, February 27, 200209:17
Last Quarter (after)Wednesday, March 6, 200201:25

The Moon around March 1

More about this date

Friday, March 1, 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.