Waning · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 11°
New Moon at
20:47UTC
Moon phase on May 6, 1997New Moon
On Tuesday, May 6, 1997, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
371,728 km230,981 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (11°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1997 is on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 20:34 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 20:47 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 30, 1997 | 02:37 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, May 6, 1997 | 20:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 14, 1997 | 10:55 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Tuesday, May 6, 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.