Waning · 0.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 00°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on December 3, 2002Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
363,275 km225,729 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (0°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2002 is on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 01:34 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 07:34 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, November 27, 2002 | 15:46 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 4, 2002 | 07:34 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Tuesday, December 3, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 4, 2002 to the new moon of December 4, 2002, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.