Waning · 52.6% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 19°
Last Quarter at
17:15UTC
Moon phase on March 12, 1996Last Quarter
On Tuesday, March 12, 1996, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 52.6% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
52.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
372,059 km231,187 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (19°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 1996 is on Tuesday, March 5, 1996 at 09:23 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 19, 1996 at 10:45 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 5, 1996 | 09:23 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, March 12, 1996 | 17:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 19, 1996 | 10:45 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Tuesday, March 12, 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.