Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 13°
New Moon at
11:18UTC
Moon phase on October 6, 2002New Moon
On Sunday, October 6, 2002, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
356,913 km221,775 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
33.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 2002 is on Monday, October 21, 2002 at 07:20 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 11:18 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, September 29, 2002 | 17:03 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 6, 2002 | 11:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 13, 2002 | 05:33 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Sunday, October 6, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 6, 2002 to the new moon of November 4, 2002, a cycle of 29.39 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.