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The Moon on Monday, July 7, 1997: Waxing Crescent, 7% lit

Waxing · 7.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 16°

Moon age

2.7days

Moon phase on July 7, 1997Waxing Crescent

Monday 7 July 1997401,944 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, July 7, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 2.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.7 dMoon age
401,944 km249,757 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (16°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 7, 1997 is on Sunday, July 20, 1997 at 03:20 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 4, 1997 at 18:40 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, July 4, 199718:40
First Quarter (after)Saturday, July 12, 199721:44

The Moon around July 7

More about this date

Monday, July 7, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 4, 1997 to the new moon of August 3, 1997, a cycle of 29.57 days.