Waning · 53.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
Last Quarter at
21:43UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 1997Last Quarter
On Sunday, December 21, 1997, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 21.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.4 dMoon age
404,101 km251,097 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1997 is on Sunday, December 14, 1997 at 02:37 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 29, 1997 at 16:57 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 14, 1997 | 02:37 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, December 21, 1997 | 21:43 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, December 29, 1997 | 16:57 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Sunday, December 21, 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.