Waning · 99.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on February 23, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, February 23, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.0% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
405,373 km251,887 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 23, 1997 is on Saturday, February 22, 1997 at 10:27 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 9, 1997 at 01:15 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, February 22, 1997 | 10:27 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 2, 1997 | 09:38 |
The Moon around February 23
More about this date
Sunday, February 23, 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.