Waning · 2.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 08°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on April 16, 1996Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, April 16, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
378,055 km234,913 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1996 is on Thursday, April 4, 1996 at 00:07 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 17, 1996 at 22:49 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 10, 1996 | 23:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 17, 1996 | 22:49 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Tuesday, April 16, 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.