Waxing · 51.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°
First Quarter at
10:12UTC
Moon phase on August 15, 2002First Quarter
On Thursday, August 15, 2002, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.0% of its visible face lit, 6.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.0%Illumination at noon UTC
6.7 dMoon age
373,819 km232,280 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (23°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 2002 is on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 22:29 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 8, 2002 at 19:15 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, August 8, 2002 | 19:15 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, August 15, 2002 | 10:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 22, 2002 | 22:29 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Thursday, August 15, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 8, 2002 to the new moon of September 7, 2002, a cycle of 29.33 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.