Waxing · 71.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°
Moon age
8.9days
Moon phase on February 16, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, February 16, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 71.0% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
71.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
396,142 km246,151 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (23°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 1997 is on Saturday, February 22, 1997 at 10:27 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 7, 1997 at 15:06 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 14, 1997 | 08:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, February 22, 1997 | 10:27 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Sunday, February 16, 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.