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The Moon on Monday, September 22, 1997: Waning Gibbous, 61% lit

Waning · 61.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°

Moon age

20.5days

Moon phase on September 22, 1997Waning Gibbous

Monday 22 September 1997382,124 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, September 22, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.2% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

61.2%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
382,124 km237,441 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to September 22, 1997 is on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 at 18:51 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 9 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Tuesday, September 16, 199718:51
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, September 23, 199713:35

The Moon around September 22

More about this date

Monday, September 22, 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.