Waning · 99.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 27°
Full Moon at
03:46UTC
Moon phase on October 16, 1997Full Moon
On Thursday, October 16, 1997, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.8 dMoon age
360,682 km224,117 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (28°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Hunter's Moon, 359,906 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1997 is on Thursday, October 16, 1997 at 03:46 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 at 16:52 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 9, 1997 | 12:22 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 16, 1997 | 03:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 23, 1997 | 04:48 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Thursday, October 16, 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.
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