Waxing · 65.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
Moon age
9.5days
Moon phase on April 27, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, April 27, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.6% of its visible face lit, 9.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
65.6%Illumination at noon UTC
9.5 dMoon age
400,171 km248,655 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (26°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 27, 1996 is on Friday, May 3, 1996 at 11:48 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 17, 1996 at 22:49 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 25, 1996 | 20:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, May 3, 1996 | 11:48 |
The Moon around April 27
More about this date
Saturday, April 27, 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.
- 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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