Waxing · 72.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 20°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on August 17, 2002Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 17, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.1% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.1%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
381,711 km237,184 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 2002 is on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 22:29 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, August 8, 2002 at 19:15 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 15, 2002 | 10:12 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, August 22, 2002 | 22:29 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Saturday, August 17, 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.