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The Moon on Wednesday, April 24, 2002: Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit

Waxing · 89.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°

Moon age

11.7days

Moon phase on April 24, 2002Waxing Gibbous

Wednesday 24 April 2002361,222 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, April 24, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
361,222 km224,453 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 24, 2002 is on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 03:00 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 19:21 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, April 20, 200212:48
Full Moon (after)Saturday, April 27, 200203:00

The Moon around April 24

More about this date

Wednesday, April 24, 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.