Waxing · 19.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 10°
Moon age
4.7days
Moon phase on July 9, 1997Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, July 9, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 19.9% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
19.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
404,820 km251,544 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 9, 1997 is on Sunday, July 20, 1997 at 03:20 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, July 4, 1997 at 18:40 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, July 4, 1997 | 18:40 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 12, 1997 | 21:44 |
The Moon around July 9
More about this date
Wednesday, July 9, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.