Waning · 67.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
21.0days
Moon phase on April 28, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Monday, April 28, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 67.9% of its visible face lit, 21.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
67.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.0 dMoon age
375,490 km233,319 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (17°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 1997 is on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 20:34 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 20:47 UTC, 8 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 28
More about this date
Monday, April 28, 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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