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The Moon on Monday, June 17, 1996: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 12°

Moon age

1.4days

Moon phase on June 17, 1996Waxing Crescent

Monday 17 June 1996404,749 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, June 17, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
404,749 km251,499 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (12°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to June 17, 1996 is on Monday, July 1, 1996 at 03:58 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 16, 1996 at 01:36 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, June 16, 199601:36
First Quarter (after)Monday, June 24, 199605:23

The Moon around June 17

More about this date

Monday, June 17, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 16, 1996 to the new moon of July 15, 1996, a cycle of 29.61 days.