Waxing · 51.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 27°
First Quarter at
08:58UTC
Moon phase on February 14, 1997First Quarter
On Friday, February 14, 1997, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.4% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.4%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
386,238 km239,997 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (27°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 14, 1997 is on Saturday, February 22, 1997 at 10:27 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 7, 1997 at 15:06 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, February 7, 1997 | 15:06 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, February 14, 1997 | 08:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 22, 1997 | 10:27 |
The Moon around February 14
More about this date
Friday, February 14, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 7, 1997 to the new moon of March 9, 1997, a cycle of 29.42 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.