Waxing · 95.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Moon age
13.0days
Moon phase on February 2, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, February 2, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.6% of its visible face lit, 13.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.0 dMoon age
405,862 km252,191 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 2, 1996 is on Sunday, February 4, 1996 at 15:58 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, January 20, 1996 at 12:50 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, January 27, 1996 | 11:14 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, February 4, 1996 | 15:58 |
The Moon around February 2
More about this date
Friday, February 2, 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 February 1996, or the whole moon calendar 1996.
- The same date one year apart: 1995 · 1997.
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