Waxing · 65.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on March 23, 2002Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 23, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.0% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
65.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
375,092 km233,072 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 2002 is on Thursday, March 28, 2002 at 18:25 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 02:03 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, March 22, 2002 | 02:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, March 28, 2002 | 18:25 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Saturday, March 23, 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.