Waxing · 75.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 20°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on September 12, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, September 12, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.5% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.5%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
371,342 km230,741 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (20°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1997 is on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 at 18:51 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, September 1, 1997 at 23:52 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 10, 1997 | 01:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 16, 1997 | 18:51 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Friday, September 12, 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.