Waxing · 14.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 00°
Moon age
4.2days
Moon phase on August 7, 1997Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, August 7, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.9% of its visible face lit, 4.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.9%Illumination at noon UTC
4.2 dMoon age
405,518 km251,977 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (0°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 7, 1997 is on Monday, August 18, 1997 at 10:56 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 3, 1997 at 08:14 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, August 3, 1997 | 08:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 11, 1997 | 12:43 |
The Moon around August 7
More about this date
Thursday, August 7, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 3, 1997 to the new moon of September 1, 1997, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.