Waning · 89.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 18°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on March 31, 2002Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, March 31, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
366,262 km227,585 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (19°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 2002 is on Thursday, March 28, 2002 at 18:25 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 19:21 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, March 28, 2002 | 18:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 4, 2002 | 15:29 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Sunday, March 31, 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.