Waning · 70.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 12°
Moon age
20.6days
Moon phase on May 27, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 27, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 70.5% of its visible face lit, 20.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
70.5%Illumination at noon UTC
20.6 dMoon age
370,611 km230,287 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (12°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1997 is on Thursday, May 22, 1997 at 09:13 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 5, 1997 at 07:04 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 22, 1997 | 09:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 29, 1997 | 07:51 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Tuesday, May 27, 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.