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The Moon on Monday, February 2, 2004: Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit

Waxing · 86.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°

Moon age

11.6days

Moon phase on February 2, 2004Waxing Gibbous

Monday 2 February 2004402,754 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 2, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.0% of its visible face lit, 11.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

86.0%Illumination at noon UTC
11.6 dMoon age
402,754 km250,260 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 2, 2004 is on Friday, February 6, 2004 at 08:47 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at 21:05 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, January 29, 200406:04
Full Moon (after)Friday, February 6, 200408:47

The Moon around February 2

More about this date

Monday, February 2, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 21, 2004 to the new moon of February 20, 2004, a cycle of 29.51 days.