Waning · 7.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
27.0days
Moon phase on May 4, 1997Waning Crescent
On Sunday, May 4, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.4% of its visible face lit, 27.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.0 dMoon age
367,188 km228,160 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 4, 1997 is on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 20:34 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 20:47 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 30, 1997 | 02:37 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 6, 1997 | 20:47 |
The Moon around May 4
More about this date
Sunday, May 4, 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 May 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.