Waxing · 99.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on October 15, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 15, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
359,009 km223,078 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 1997 is on Thursday, October 16, 1997 at 03:46 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 14 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 15
More about this date
Wednesday, October 15, 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.