Waning · 0.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 19°
New Moon at
19:21UTC
Moon phase on April 12, 2002New Moon
On Friday, April 12, 2002, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
404,499 km251,344 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 2002 is on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 03:00 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 19:21 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 4, 2002 | 15:29 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, April 12, 2002 | 19:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 20, 2002 | 12:48 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Friday, April 12, 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 April 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.