Waxing · 96.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 29°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on December 12, 1997Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 12, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.6% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.6%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
372,201 km231,275 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (30°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 12, 1997 is on Sunday, December 14, 1997 at 02:37 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, November 30, 1997 at 02:14 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, December 7, 1997 | 06:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, December 14, 1997 | 02:37 |
The Moon around December 12
More about this date
Friday, December 12, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 30, 1997 to the new moon of December 29, 1997, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.