Waning · 14.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 24°
Moon age
26.2days
Moon phase on December 30, 2002Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 30, 2002, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 14.1% of its visible face lit, 26.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
14.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.2 dMoon age
367,987 km228,657 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 2002 is on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 19:10 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 20:23 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 27, 2002 | 00:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, January 2, 2003 | 20:23 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Monday, December 30, 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.