Waning · 21.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Moon age
25.4days
Moon phase on April 3, 1997Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 3, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.1% of its visible face lit, 25.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.4 dMoon age
364,964 km226,778 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 3, 1997 is on Monday, March 24, 1997 at 04:45 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 7, 1997 at 11:02 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, March 31, 1997 | 19:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, April 7, 1997 | 11:02 |
The Moon around April 3
More about this date
Thursday, April 3, 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 April 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.