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Moon phases August 1996

Last quarter
Tue 06 Aug
05:25 UTC
New moon
Wed 14 Aug
07:34 UTC
First quarter
Thu 22 Aug
03:37 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Wed 28 Aug
17:52 UTC

In August 1996 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Tuesday, August 6 at 05:25 UTC, the New Moon on Wednesday, August 14 at 07:34 UTC, the First Quarter on Thursday, August 22 at 03:37 UTC and the Full Moon on Wednesday, August 28 at 17:52 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 02 Waning Gibbous, 87% lit 87% 03 Waning Gibbous, 78% lit 78% 04 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 05 Waning Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 06Last Q Last Quarter, 47% lit 47%05:25 07 Waning Crescent, 37% lit 37% 08 Waning Crescent, 28% lit 28% 09 Waning Crescent, 20% lit 20% 10 Waning Crescent, 13% lit 13% 11 Waning Crescent, 7% lit 7% 12 Waning Crescent, 3% lit 3% 13 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 14New New Moon, 0% lit 0%07:34 15 Waxing Crescent, 1% lit 1% 16 Waxing Crescent, 4% lit 4% 17 Waxing Crescent, 9% lit 9% 18 Waxing Crescent, 16% lit 16% 19 Waxing Crescent, 24% lit 24% 20 Waxing Crescent, 33% lit 33% 21 Waxing Crescent, 43% lit 43% 22First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%03:37 23 Waxing Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 27 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 28Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%17:52 29 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 30 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 31 Waning Gibbous, 90% lit 90%

Exact phase times

August 1996 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on August 6, the New Moon on August 14, the First Quarter on August 22 and the Full Moon on August 28.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterTuesday, August 6, 199605:25
New MoonWednesday, August 14, 199607:34
First QuarterThursday, August 22, 199603:37
Full MoonWednesday, August 28, 199617:52

Wednesday, August 28, 1996: Sturgeon Moon, 359,760 km from Earth. Supermoon

Full moons · 1996

Thirteen full moons, one blue

05 Jan Wolf Micromoon 04 Feb Snow Micromoon 05 Mar Worm 04 Apr Pink total eclipse 03 May Flower 01 Jun Straw­berry Supermoon 01 Jul Buck Supermoon 30 Jul Blue Blue moon 28 Aug Sturgeon Supermoon 27 Sept Harvest total eclipse 26 Oct Hunter’s 25 Nov Beaver 24 Dec Cold