Waxing · 49.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
First Quarter at
14:13UTC
Moon phase on May 25, 1996First Quarter
On Saturday, May 25, 1996, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.2% of its visible face lit, 8.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.0 dMoon age
400,299 km248,734 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 25, 1996 is on Saturday, June 1, 1996 at 20:47 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 17, 1996 at 11:46 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, May 17, 1996 | 11:46 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, May 25, 1996 | 14:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, June 1, 1996 | 20:47 |
The Moon around May 25
More about this date
Saturday, May 25, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 17, 1996 to the new moon of June 16, 1996, a cycle of 29.58 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.