Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
New Moon at
04:26UTC
Moon phase on January 9, 1997New Moon
On Thursday, January 9, 1997, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
359,910 km223,638 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (24°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 9, 1997 is on Thursday, January 23, 1997 at 15:11 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 9, 1997 at 04:26 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, January 2, 1997 | 01:45 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, January 9, 1997 | 04:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 15, 1997 | 20:02 |
The Moon around January 9
More about this date
Thursday, January 9, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 9, 1997 to the new moon of February 7, 1997, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1997, or the whole moon calendar 1997.
- The same date one year apart: 1996 · 1998.
- 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.