Waxing · 68.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
10.0days
Moon phase on May 27, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, May 27, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 68.6% of its visible face lit, 10.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
68.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.0 dMoon age
391,463 km243,244 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 1996 is on Saturday, June 1, 1996 at 20:47 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 17, 1996 at 11:46 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 25, 1996 | 14:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, June 1, 1996 | 20:47 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Monday, May 27, 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.