Waxing · 12.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
3.2days
Moon phase on December 7, 2002Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, December 7, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.7% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.7%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
380,376 km236,354 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (27°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 7, 2002 is on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 19:10 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 07:34 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 4, 2002 | 07:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 11, 2002 | 15:49 |
The Moon around December 7
More about this date
Saturday, December 7, 2002 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 4, 2002 to the new moon of January 2, 2003, a cycle of 29.53 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.