Waxing · 98.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°
Moon age
14.2days
Moon phase on August 17, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, August 17, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.6% of its visible face lit, 14.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.2 dMoon age
360,742 km224,155 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (11°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1997 is on Monday, August 18, 1997 at 10:56 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, August 3, 1997 at 08:14 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 11, 1997 | 12:43 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, August 18, 1997 | 10:56 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Sunday, August 17, 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.