Waning · 82.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 26°
Moon age
19.4days
Moon phase on March 28, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 28, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 82.7% of its visible face lit, 19.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
82.7%Illumination at noon UTC
19.4 dMoon age
389,211 km241,844 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 28, 1997 is on Monday, March 24, 1997 at 04:45 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 7, 1997 at 11:02 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 24, 1997 | 04:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, March 31, 1997 | 19:38 |
The Moon around March 28
More about this date
Friday, March 28, 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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