Waning · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 07°
New Moon at
20:23UTC
Moon phase on January 2, 2003New Moon
On Thursday, January 2, 2003, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.2 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.2 dMoon age
373,893 km232,326 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (7°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 2, 2003 is on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 19:10 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 20:23 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, December 27, 2002 | 00:31 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, January 2, 2003 | 20:23 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 10, 2003 | 13:15 |
The Moon around January 2
More about this date
Thursday, January 2, 2003 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 January 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.