Waxing · 50.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
First Quarter at
11:14UTC
Moon phase on January 27, 1996First Quarter
On Saturday, January 27, 1996, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.5% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
392,751 km244,044 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 27, 1996 is on Sunday, February 4, 1996 at 15:58 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 20, 1996 at 12:50 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, January 20, 1996 | 12:50 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, January 27, 1996 | 11:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, February 4, 1996 | 15:58 |
The Moon around January 27
More about this date
Saturday, January 27, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 20, 1996 to the new moon of February 18, 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.
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