Waning · 53.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°
Last Quarter at
19:38UTC
Moon phase on March 31, 1997Last Quarter
On Monday, March 31, 1997, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.7% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
376,687 km234,062 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (7°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 31, 1997 is on Monday, March 24, 1997 at 04:45 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 7, 1997 at 11:02 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 24, 1997 | 04:45 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Monday, March 31, 1997 | 19:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, April 7, 1997 | 11:02 |
The Moon around March 31
More about this date
Monday, March 31, 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.