Waning · 50.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Last Quarter at
13:35UTC
Moon phase on September 23, 1997Last Quarter
On Tuesday, September 23, 1997, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 50.8% of its visible face lit, 21.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
50.8%Illumination at noon UTC
21.5 dMoon age
388,032 km241,112 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (30°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 23, 1997 is on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 at 18:51 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 16, 1997 | 18:51 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, September 23, 1997 | 13:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 1, 1997 | 16:52 |
The Moon around September 23
More about this date
Tuesday, September 23, 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.