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The Moon on Monday, February 17, 1997: Waxing Gibbous, 79% lit

Waxing · 79.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 04°

Moon age

9.9days

Moon phase on February 17, 1997Waxing Gibbous

Monday 17 February 1997399,865 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 17, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 79.4% of its visible face lit, 9.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

79.4%Illumination at noon UTC
9.9 dMoon age
399,865 km248,465 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (5°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 1997 is on Saturday, February 22, 1997 at 10:27 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 7, 1997 at 15:06 UTC, 10 days earlier.

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

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Monday, February 17, 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.