Waxing · 42.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on July 16, 2002Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, July 16, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.1% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
369,250 km229,441 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 16, 2002 is on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 09:07 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at 10:26 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, July 10, 2002 | 10:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, July 17, 2002 | 04:47 |
The Moon around July 16
More about this date
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 10, 2002 to the new moon of August 8, 2002, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.