Waning · 26.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 16°
Moon age
24.2days
Moon phase on March 8, 2002Waning Crescent
On Friday, March 8, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.2% of its visible face lit, 24.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.2 dMoon age
395,711 km245,884 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 2002 is on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 09:17 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 02:03 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 6, 2002 | 01:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 14, 2002 | 02:03 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Friday, March 8, 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 March 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.