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Moon phase calendar 1996

Full moons
13
New moons
12
Supermoons
5
Blue moons
1
30 Jul
Lunar eclipses
2

1996 has 13 full moons and 12 new moons. It has a Blue Moon (Tue, Jul 30). 5 full moons are supermoons. There are 2 lunar eclipses. All times are UTC.

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All moon phases in 1996 (UTC)

New MoonFirst QuarterFull MoonLast Quarter
––Jan 5 20:51Jan 13 20:45
Jan 20 12:50Jan 27 11:14Feb 4 15:58Feb 12 08:37
Feb 18 23:30Feb 26 05:53Mar 5 09:23Mar 12 17:15
Mar 19 10:45Mar 27 01:31Apr 4 00:07Apr 10 23:36
Apr 17 22:49Apr 25 20:41May 3 11:48May 10 05:04
May 17 11:46May 25 14:13Jun 1 20:47Jun 8 11:06
Jun 16 01:36Jun 24 05:23Jul 1 03:58Jul 7 18:55
Jul 15 16:15Jul 23 17:49Jul 30 10:35Aug 6 05:25
Aug 14 07:34Aug 22 03:37Aug 28 17:52Sep 4 19:06
Sep 12 23:07Sep 20 11:23Sep 27 02:51Oct 4 12:04
Oct 12 14:15Oct 19 18:09Oct 26 14:11Nov 3 07:50
Nov 11 04:16Nov 18 01:09Nov 25 04:10Dec 3 05:06
Dec 10 16:56Dec 17 09:31Dec 24 20:41–

Full moons of 1996 and their names

1996 has 13 full moons, from the Wolf Moon on January 5 to the Cold Moon on December 24.

Date (UTC)NameDistanceNotes
Friday, January 5, 1996, 20:51Wolf Moon406,469 kmMicromoon
Sunday, February 4, 1996, 15:58Snow Moon402,880 kmMicromoon
Tuesday, March 5, 1996, 09:23Worm Moon394,622 km
Thursday, April 4, 1996, 00:07Pink Moon383,847 kmTotal lunar eclipse
Friday, May 3, 1996, 11:48Flower Moon372,991 km
Saturday, June 1, 1996, 20:47Strawberry Moon364,082 kmSupermoon
Monday, July 1, 1996, 03:58Buck Moon358,483 kmSupermoon
Tuesday, July 30, 1996, 10:35Buck Moon356,955 kmClosest supermoon of the yearBlue Moon (monthly)
Wednesday, August 28, 1996, 17:52Sturgeon Moon359,760 kmSupermoon
Friday, September 27, 1996, 02:51Harvest Moon (also Corn Moon)366,626 kmSupermoonTotal lunar eclipse
Saturday, October 26, 1996, 14:11Hunter's Moon376,590 km
Monday, November 25, 1996, 04:10Beaver Moon387,883 km
Tuesday, December 24, 1996, 20:41Cold Moon398,102 km

Full moons · 1996

Thirteen full moons, one blue

Month by month

In 1996, the 12 new moons run from January 20 to December 10, and each month below shows the Moon's phase day by day.