Waning · 86.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 11°
Moon age
18.2days
Moon phase on August 21, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 21, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.7% of its visible face lit, 18.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.7%Illumination at noon UTC
18.2 dMoon age
362,621 km225,322 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (11°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1997 is on Monday, August 18, 1997 at 10:56 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 1, 1997 at 23:52 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 18, 1997 | 10:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 25, 1997 | 02:24 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Thursday, August 21, 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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