Waning · 97.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
15.8days
Moon phase on October 17, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Friday, October 17, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 15.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
15.8 dMoon age
364,065 km226,220 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (13°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 17, 1997 is on Thursday, October 16, 1997 at 03:46 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 31, 1997 at 10:01 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, October 16, 1997 | 03:46 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 23, 1997 | 04:48 |
The Moon around October 17
More about this date
Friday, October 17, 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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