Waning · 96.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 07°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on February 6, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, February 6, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.8% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.8%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
398,451 km247,586 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (7°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1996 is on Sunday, February 4, 1996 at 15:58 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 18, 1996 at 23:30 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, February 4, 1996 | 15:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, February 12, 1996 | 08:37 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Tuesday, February 6, 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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