Waning · 99.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 16°
Full Moon at
09:23UTC
Moon phase on March 5, 1996Full Moon
On Tuesday, March 5, 1996, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
394,262 km244,983 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Worm Moon, 394,622 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1996 is on Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at 09:23 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 19, 1996 at 10:45 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, February 26, 1996 | 05:53 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, March 5, 1996 | 09:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 12, 1996 | 17:15 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Tuesday, March 5, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.