Moon

Wednesday, December 25, 2002

Waning Gibbous


The lunar phase on Wednesday, December 25, 2002 was a Waning Gibbous. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 60% illuminated, 21.2 days old, and 72% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waning Gibbous phase, the lit side of the moon will shrink, darkening from one side. The moon will rise later with each passing night.

Date:December 25, 2002
Moon Phase:Waning Gibbous
Illumination:60%
Age:21.2 Days
Longitude:173.0°
Moon Sign:Virgo


The next New Moon was on Thursday, January 2, 2003, and the next Full Moon was on Saturday, January 18, 2003 (Wolf Moon).


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of December 2002.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Crescent title=
  • 2Waning Crescent title=
  • 3New Moon title=
  • 4Waxing Crescent title=
  • 5Waxing Crescent title=
  • 6Waxing Crescent title=
  • 7Waxing Crescent title=
  • 8Waxing Crescent title=
  • 9Waxing Crescent title=
  • 10Waxing Crescent title=
  • 11First Quarter title=
  • 12Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 13Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 14Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 15Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 16Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 17Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 18Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 19Full Moon title=
  • 20Waning Gibbous title=
  • 21Waning Gibbous title=
  • 22Waning Gibbous title=
  • 23Waning Gibbous title=
  • 24Waning Gibbous title=
  • 25Waning Gibbous title=
  • 26Last Quarter title=
  • 27Waning Crescent title=
  • 28Waning Crescent title=
  • 29Waning Crescent title=
  • 30Waning Crescent title=
  • 31Waning Crescent title=

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