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The Moon on Monday, October 13, 1997: Waxing Gibbous, 90% lit

Waxing · 89.8% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 12°

Moon age

11.8days

Moon phase on October 13, 1997Waxing Gibbous

Monday 13 October 1997361,041 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, October 13, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.8% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

89.8%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
361,041 km224,341 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 13, 1997 is on Thursday, October 16, 1997 at 03:46 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, October 9, 199712:22
Full Moon (after)Thursday, October 16, 199703:46

The Moon around October 13

More about this date

Monday, October 13, 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.