Waxing · 10.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 10°
Moon age
3.1days
Moon phase on March 22, 1996Waxing Crescent
On Friday, March 22, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 10.8% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
10.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
386,652 km240,254 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (10°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 22, 1996 is on Thursday, April 4, 1996 at 00:07 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 19, 1996 at 10:45 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 19, 1996 | 10:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 27, 1996 | 01:31 |
The Moon around March 22
More about this date
Friday, March 22, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 19, 1996 to the new moon of April 17, 1996, a cycle of 29.50 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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