Waning · 98.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
16.5days
Moon phase on March 6, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 6, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 16.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.5 dMoon age
390,889 km242,887 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 1996 is on Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at 09:23 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 19, 1996 at 10:45 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 5, 1996 | 09:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 12, 1996 | 17:15 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Wednesday, March 6, 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.