Waning · 7.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
26.7days
Moon phase on July 31, 1997Waning Crescent
On Thursday, July 31, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.9% of its visible face lit, 26.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.9%Illumination at noon UTC
26.7 dMoon age
394,041 km244,846 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1997 is on Sunday, July 20, 1997 at 03:20 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 3, 1997 at 08:14 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 26, 1997 | 18:28 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, August 3, 1997 | 08:14 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Thursday, July 31, 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.
- 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.