Waxing · 87.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on June 17, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, June 17, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.4% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
388,419 km241,352 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 17, 1997 is on Friday, June 20, 1997 at 19:09 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, June 5, 1997 at 07:04 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, June 13, 1997 | 04:52 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, June 20, 1997 | 19:09 |
The Moon around June 17
More about this date
Tuesday, June 17, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 5, 1997 to the new moon of July 4, 1997, a cycle of 29.48 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1997, or the whole moon calendar 1997.
- The same date one year apart: 1996 · 1998.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.