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The Moon on Saturday, November 15, 1997: Waning Gibbous, 99% lit

Waning · 98.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°

Moon age

15.1days

Moon phase on November 15, 1997Waning Gibbous

Saturday 15 November 1997370,528 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, November 15, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
370,528 km230,235 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 15, 1997 is on Friday, November 14, 1997 at 14:12 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 30, 1997 at 02:14 UTC, 15 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, November 14, 199714:12
Last Quarter (after)Friday, November 21, 199723:58

The Moon around November 15

More about this date

Saturday, November 15, 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.