Waxing · 97.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on March 22, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 22, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
405,020 km251,668 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 22, 1997 is on Monday, March 24, 1997 at 04:45 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 9, 1997 at 01:15 UTC, 13 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 22
More about this date
Saturday, March 22, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.