Waxing · 98.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 29°
Moon age
14.5days
Moon phase on May 2, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, May 2, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.8% of its visible face lit, 14.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.5 dMoon age
377,124 km234,334 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (30°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 2, 1996 is on Friday, May 3, 1996 at 11:48 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 17, 1996 at 22:49 UTC, 15 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 May 2
More about this date
Thursday, May 2, 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 May 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.