Waxing · 92.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
Moon age
12.5days
Moon phase on March 2, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 2, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 92.0% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
92.0%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
402,809 km250,294 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (10°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 2, 1996 is on Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at 09:23 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 18, 1996 at 23:30 UTC, 13 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 March 2
More about this date
Saturday, March 2, 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 March 1996, or the whole moon calendar 1996.
- The same date one year apart: 1995 · 1997.
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