Waning · 13.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 13°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on January 17, 1996Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, January 17, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.5% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
13.5%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
362,791 km225,428 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (14°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1996 is on Friday, January 5, 1996 at 20:51 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 20, 1996 at 12:50 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 13, 1996 | 20:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, January 20, 1996 | 12:50 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Wednesday, January 17, 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.