Waxing · 20.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on April 17, 2002Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, April 17, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 20.1% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
20.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
390,226 km242,475 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (20°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 2002 is on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 03:00 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 19:21 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 12, 2002 | 19:21 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 20, 2002 | 12:48 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Wednesday, April 17, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 12, 2002 to the new moon of May 12, 2002, a cycle of 29.64 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.