Waning · 99.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on September 17, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, September 17, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
357,687 km222,256 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (5°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 1997 is on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 at 18:51 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 16, 1997 | 18:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, September 23, 1997 | 13:35 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Wednesday, September 17, 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.