Waning · 2.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on August 7, 2002Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 7, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.4% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.4%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
371,517 km230,850 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 7, 2002 is on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 09:07 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 8, 2002 at 19:15 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 1, 2002 | 10:22 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, August 8, 2002 | 19:15 |
The Moon around August 7
More about this date
Wednesday, August 7, 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 August 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.