Waxing · 95.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 16°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on January 3, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 3, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.0% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
405,214 km251,788 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (17°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 1996 is on Friday, January 5, 1996 at 20:51 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 22, 1995 at 02:22 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 28, 1995 | 19:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 5, 1996 | 20:51 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Wednesday, January 3, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 22, 1995 to the new moon of January 20, 1996, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1996, or the whole moon calendar 1996.
- The same date one year apart: 1995 · 1997.
- 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.