Waning · 100.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Full Moon at
11:48UTC
Moon phase on May 3, 1996Full Moon
On Friday, May 3, 1996, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
372,962 km231,748 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 372,991 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 3, 1996 is on Friday, May 3, 1996 at 11:48 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 17, 1996 at 11:46 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 25, 1996 | 20:41 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, May 3, 1996 | 11:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 10, 1996 | 05:04 |
The Moon around May 3
More about this date
Friday, May 3, 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.