Waning · 97.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on July 21, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Monday, July 21, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
361,735 km224,772 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1997 is on Sunday, July 20, 1997 at 03:20 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 3, 1997 at 08:14 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, July 20, 1997 | 03:20 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 26, 1997 | 18:28 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Monday, July 21, 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.