Waning · 2.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 01°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on February 6, 1997Waning Crescent
On Thursday, February 6, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
358,680 km222,873 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (2°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1997 is on Thursday, January 23, 1997 at 15:11 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 7, 1997 at 15:06 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, January 31, 1997 | 19:40 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, February 7, 1997 | 15:06 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Thursday, February 6, 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 February 1997, or the whole moon calendar 1997.
- The same date one year apart: 1996 · 1998.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.