Waning · 1.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on October 5, 2002Waning Crescent
On Saturday, October 5, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
358,009 km222,456 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 5, 2002 is on Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 13:59 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 11:18 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 29, 2002 | 17:03 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 6, 2002 | 11:18 |
The Moon around October 5
More about this date
Saturday, October 5, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 7, 2002 to the new moon of October 6, 2002, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.