Waxing · 60.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
Moon age
8.6days
Moon phase on May 15, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 15, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.0% of its visible face lit, 8.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.6 dMoon age
404,195 km251,155 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 15, 1997 is on Thursday, May 22, 1997 at 09:13 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 20:47 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 14, 1997 | 10:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, May 22, 1997 | 09:13 |
The Moon around May 15
More about this date
Thursday, May 15, 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.
- 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.