Waxing · 50.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 16°
First Quarter at
12:22UTC
Moon phase on October 9, 1997First Quarter
On Thursday, October 9, 1997, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.0% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
379,004 km235,502 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 1997 is on Thursday, October 16, 1997 at 03:46 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, October 1, 1997 | 16:52 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 9, 1997 | 12:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 16, 1997 | 03:46 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Thursday, October 9, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 1, 1997 to the new moon of October 31, 1997, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.