Waxing · 79.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
10.5days
Moon phase on February 29, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, February 29, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 79.0% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
79.0%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
405,242 km251,806 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 29, 1996 is on Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at 09:23 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 18, 1996 at 23:30 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, February 26, 1996 | 05:53 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 5, 1996 | 09:23 |
The Moon around February 29
More about this date
Thursday, February 29, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 18, 1996 to the new moon of March 19, 1996, a cycle of 29.47 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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