Waning · 96.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on December 21, 2002Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 21, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
385,901 km239,787 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 2002 is on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 19:10 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 20:23 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 19, 2002 | 19:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, December 27, 2002 | 00:31 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Saturday, December 21, 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.