Waning · 40.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°
Moon age
22.5days
Moon phase on September 24, 1997Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, September 24, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 40.7% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
40.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
393,329 km244,403 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 24, 1997 is on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 at 18:51 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, September 23, 1997 | 13:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, October 1, 1997 | 16:52 |
The Moon around September 24
More about this date
Wednesday, September 24, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.