Waning · 98.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
Moon age
15.1days
Moon phase on May 27, 2002Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 27, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
374,190 km232,511 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (19°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 2002 is on Sunday, May 26, 2002 at 11:51 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, June 10, 2002 at 23:47 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, May 26, 2002 | 11:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, June 3, 2002 | 00:05 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Monday, May 27, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 12, 2002 to the new moon of June 10, 2002, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.