Waxing · 81.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
10.7days
Moon phase on April 23, 2002Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.6% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
363,790 km226,049 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 2002 is on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 03:00 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 19:21 UTC, 11 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 23
More about this date
Tuesday, April 23, 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.