Waxing · 89.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on December 16, 2002Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, December 16, 2002, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.8% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
401,998 km249,790 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2002 is on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 19:10 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 4, 2002 at 07:34 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, December 11, 2002 | 15:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, December 19, 2002 | 19:10 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Monday, December 16, 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.