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The Moon on Tuesday, May 13, 1997: Waxing Crescent, 41% lit

Waxing · 41.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°

Moon age

6.6days

Moon phase on May 13, 1997Waxing Crescent

Tuesday 13 May 1997401,844 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, May 13, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 41.1% of its visible face lit, 6.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

41.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.6 dMoon age
401,844 km249,694 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 13, 1997 is on Thursday, May 22, 1997 at 09:13 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 20:47 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, May 6, 199720:47
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, May 14, 199710:55

The Moon around May 13

More about this date

Tuesday, May 13, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 6, 1997 to the new moon of June 5, 1997, a cycle of 29.43 days.