Waning · 99.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
16.0days
Moon phase on June 2, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, June 2, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 16.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.0 dMoon age
362,582 km225,298 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (21°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 2, 1996 is on Saturday, June 1, 1996 at 20:47 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 16, 1996 at 01:36 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, June 1, 1996 | 20:47 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 8, 1996 | 11:06 |
The Moon around June 2
More about this date
Sunday, June 2, 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 June 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.