Waning · 97.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on April 5, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 5, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.4% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
378,473 km235,172 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 5, 1996 is on Thursday, April 4, 1996 at 00:07 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 17, 1996 at 22:49 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 4, 1996 | 00:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 10, 1996 | 23:36 |
The Moon around April 5
More about this date
Friday, April 5, 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.