Waxing · 60.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
8.8days
Moon phase on October 10, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, October 10, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.9% of its visible face lit, 8.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.8 dMoon age
373,777 km232,254 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (30°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 10, 1997 is on Thursday, October 16, 1997 at 03:46 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 9, 1997 | 12:22 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, October 16, 1997 | 03:46 |
The Moon around October 10
More about this date
Friday, October 10, 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.