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The Moon on Monday, April 22, 1996: Waxing Crescent, 20% lit

Waxing · 20.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°

Moon age

4.5days

Moon phase on April 22, 1996Waxing Crescent

Monday 22 April 1996400,806 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 22, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 20.2% of its visible face lit, 4.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

20.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.5 dMoon age
400,806 km249,049 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 22, 1996 is on Friday, May 3, 1996 at 11:48 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 17, 1996 at 22:49 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 17, 199622:49
First Quarter (after)Thursday, April 25, 199620:41

The Moon around April 22

More about this date

Monday, April 22, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 17, 1996 to the new moon of May 17, 1996, a cycle of 29.54 days.