Waning · 2.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on August 31, 1997Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 31, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
404,589 km251,400 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1997 is on Monday, August 18, 1997 at 10:56 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 1, 1997 at 23:52 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, August 25, 1997 | 02:24 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, September 1, 1997 | 23:52 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Sunday, August 31, 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.
- 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.