Waxing · 25.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
Moon age
5.1days
Moon phase on November 5, 1997Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, November 5, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.0% of its visible face lit, 5.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.1 dMoon age
382,695 km237,796 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (13°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 5, 1997 is on Friday, November 14, 1997 at 14:12 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 31, 1997 at 10:01 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, October 31, 1997 | 10:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, November 7, 1997 | 21:44 |
The Moon around November 5
More about this date
Wednesday, November 5, 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 November 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.