Waxing · 57.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°
Moon age
8.0days
Moon phase on April 15, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 15, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 57.7% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
57.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
402,258 km249,951 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 1997 is on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 20:34 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 7, 1997 at 11:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 14, 1997 | 17:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 22, 1997 | 20:34 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Tuesday, April 15, 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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