Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 25°
New Moon at
01:15UTC
Moon phase on March 9, 1997New Moon
On Sunday, March 9, 1997, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
358,971 km223,054 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 9, 1997 is on Monday, March 24, 1997 at 04:45 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 9, 1997 at 01:15 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 2, 1997 | 09:38 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, March 9, 1997 | 01:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 16, 1997 | 00:06 |
The Moon around March 9
More about this date
Sunday, March 9, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 9, 1997 to the new moon of April 7, 1997, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1997, or the whole moon calendar 1997.
- The same date one year apart: 1996 · 1998.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.