Waning · 3.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°
Moon age
27.8days
Moon phase on October 29, 1997Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 29, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.5% of its visible face lit, 27.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.8 dMoon age
403,635 km250,807 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 29, 1997 is on Thursday, October 16, 1997 at 03:46 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 31, 1997 at 10:01 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 23, 1997 | 04:48 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 31, 1997 | 10:01 |
The Moon around October 29
More about this date
Wednesday, October 29, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.