Waning · 88.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 26°
Moon age
18.5days
Moon phase on May 6, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Monday, May 6, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.1% of its visible face lit, 18.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.1%Illumination at noon UTC
18.5 dMoon age
366,606 km227,799 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1996 is on Friday, May 3, 1996 at 11:48 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 17, 1996 at 11:46 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, May 3, 1996 | 11:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, May 10, 1996 | 05:04 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Monday, May 6, 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.