Waxing · 42.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on October 12, 2002Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, October 12, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.5% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.5%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
382,365 km237,590 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 12, 2002 is on Monday, October 21, 2002 at 07:20 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 6, 2002 at 11:18 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, October 6, 2002 | 11:18 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 13, 2002 | 05:33 |
The Moon around October 12
More about this date
Saturday, October 12, 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.