Waning · 98.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on October 22, 2002Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
404,631 km251,426 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 2002 is on Monday, October 21, 2002 at 07:20 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 4, 2002 at 20:34 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, October 21, 2002 | 07:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, October 29, 2002 | 05:28 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Tuesday, October 22, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.