Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
New Moon at
10:01UTC
Moon phase on October 31, 1997New Moon
On Friday, October 31, 1997, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
399,137 km248,012 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 31, 1997 is on Friday, November 14, 1997 at 14:12 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 31, 1997 at 10:01 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 23, 1997 | 04:48 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, October 31, 1997 | 10:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, November 7, 1997 | 21:44 |
The Moon around October 31
More about this date
Friday, October 31, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 31, 1997 to the new moon of November 30, 1997, a cycle of 29.68 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.