Waning · 0.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 22°
New Moon at
23:30UTC
Moon phase on February 18, 1996New Moon
On Sunday, February 18, 1996, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 29.0 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
29.0 dMoon age
361,955 km224,908 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (22°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 18, 1996 is on Sunday, February 4, 1996 at 15:58 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 18, 1996 at 23:30 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, February 12, 1996 | 08:37 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, February 18, 1996 | 23:30 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, February 26, 1996 | 05:53 |
The Moon around February 18
More about this date
Sunday, February 18, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.