Waning · 99.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
Full Moon at
09:13UTC
Moon phase on May 22, 1997Full Moon
On Thursday, May 22, 1997, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
382,967 km237,964 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (3°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 383,415 km from Earth. Blue Moon (seasonal)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 1997 is on Thursday, May 22, 1997 at 09:13 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 5, 1997 at 07:04 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, May 14, 1997 | 10:55 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 22, 1997 | 09:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 29, 1997 | 07:51 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Thursday, May 22, 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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