Waxing · 88.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on March 20, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, March 20, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 88.2% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
88.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
405,843 km252,179 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (20°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 20, 1997 is on Monday, March 24, 1997 at 04:45 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 9, 1997 at 01:15 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 16, 1997 | 00:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, March 24, 1997 | 04:45 |
The Moon around March 20
More about this date
Thursday, March 20, 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.
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