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The Moon on Saturday, February 15, 1997: Waxing Gibbous, 62% lit

Waxing · 61.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 10°

Moon age

7.9days

Moon phase on February 15, 1997Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 15 February 1997391,563 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, February 15, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.6% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

61.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
391,563 km243,306 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 15, 1997 is on Saturday, February 22, 1997 at 10:27 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 7, 1997 at 15:06 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 14, 199708:58
Full Moon (after)Saturday, February 22, 199710:27

The Moon around February 15

More about this date

Saturday, February 15, 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.