Waxing · 60.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 13°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on April 21, 2002Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, April 21, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.8% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.8%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
371,872 km231,070 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2002 is on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 03:00 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 19:21 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 20, 2002 | 12:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 27, 2002 | 03:00 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Sunday, April 21, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.