Waxing · 2.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Moon age
1.5days
Moon phase on September 3, 1997Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, September 3, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.0% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.0%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
406,337 km252,486 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (27°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1997 is on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 at 18:51 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 1, 1997 at 23:52 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, September 1, 1997 | 23:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 10, 1997 | 01:31 |
The Moon around September 3
More about this date
Wednesday, September 3, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 1, 1997 to the new moon of October 1, 1997, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.