Waning · 97.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 10°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on December 15, 1997Waning Gibbous
On Monday, December 15, 1997, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.6% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
383,285 km238,162 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 15, 1997 is on Sunday, December 14, 1997 at 02:37 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 29, 1997 at 16:57 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 14, 1997 | 02:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, December 21, 1997 | 21:43 |
The Moon around December 15
More about this date
Monday, December 15, 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.
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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.