Waxing · 93.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on April 1, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, April 1, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.4% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.4%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
394,117 km244,893 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 1, 1996 is on Thursday, April 4, 1996 at 00:07 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 19, 1996 at 10:45 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 27, 1996 | 01:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 4, 1996 | 00:07 |
The Moon around April 1
More about this date
Monday, April 1, 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 April 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.