Waxing · 5.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 22°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on March 16, 2002Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, March 16, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.3% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
404,685 km251,460 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2002 is on Thursday, March 28, 2002 at 18:25 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 02:03 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, March 14, 2002 | 02:03 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, March 22, 2002 | 02:28 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Saturday, March 16, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 14, 2002 to the new moon of April 12, 2002, a cycle of 29.72 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.