Waning · 97.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on April 28, 2002Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, April 28, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
366,690 km227,851 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 2002 is on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 03:00 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 10:45 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, April 27, 2002 | 03:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, May 4, 2002 | 07:16 |
The Moon around April 28
More about this date
Sunday, April 28, 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.