Waning · 45.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 15°
Last Quarter at
02:37UTC
Moon phase on April 30, 1997Last Quarter
On Wednesday, April 30, 1997, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.7% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
370,333 km230,114 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 1997 is on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 20:34 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 20:47 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 22, 1997 | 20:34 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, April 30, 1997 | 02:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 6, 1997 | 20:47 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Wednesday, April 30, 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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