Waning · 97.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on April 24, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 24, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.0% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
388,253 km241,249 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (24°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 24, 1997 is on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 20:34 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 20:47 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 22, 1997 | 20:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 30, 1997 | 02:37 |
The Moon around April 24
More about this date
Thursday, April 24, 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.
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