Waning · 46.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°
Last Quarter at
02:31UTC
Moon phase on August 31, 2002Last Quarter
On Saturday, August 31, 2002, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.2% of its visible face lit, 22.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.7 dMoon age
393,452 km244,480 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 2002 is on Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 22:29 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, September 7, 2002 at 03:10 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, August 22, 2002 | 22:29 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, August 31, 2002 | 02:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, September 7, 2002 | 03:10 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Saturday, August 31, 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.