Waxing · 4.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 02°
Moon age
1.8days
Moon phase on December 31, 1997Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 31, 1997, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.1% of its visible face lit, 1.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.8 dMoon age
372,498 km231,460 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (3°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1997 is on Monday, January 12, 1998 at 17:24 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 29, 1997 at 16:57 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 29, 1997 | 16:57 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 5, 1998 | 14:18 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Wednesday, December 31, 1997 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 1997 to the new moon of January 28, 1998, a cycle of 29.54 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.