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The Moon on Monday, April 15, 1996: Waning Crescent, 7% lit

Waning · 7.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 25°

Moon age

27.1days

Moon phase on April 15, 1996Waning Crescent

Monday 15 April 1996375,172 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 15, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.1% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

7.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
375,172 km233,121 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (25°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 15, 1996 is on Thursday, April 4, 1996 at 00:07 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 17, 1996 at 22:49 UTC, 2 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Wednesday, April 10, 199623:36
New Moon (after)Wednesday, April 17, 199622:49

The Moon around April 15

More about this date

Monday, April 15, 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.