Waning · 97.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°
Moon age
15.7days
Moon phase on August 24, 2002Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 24, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
403,553 km250,756 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (19°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 24, 2002 is on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 22:29 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 7, 2002 at 03:10 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 22, 2002 | 22:29 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, August 31, 2002 | 02:31 |
The Moon around August 24
More about this date
Saturday, August 24, 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.