Waxing · 28.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 27°
Moon age
5.0days
Moon phase on April 12, 1997Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 12, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.8% of its visible face lit, 5.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.0 dMoon age
389,626 km242,102 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (27°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 1997 is on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 20:34 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 7, 1997 at 11:02 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, April 7, 1997 | 11:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, April 14, 1997 | 17:00 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Saturday, April 12, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 7, 1997 to the new moon of May 6, 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.