Waning · 97.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 29°
Moon age
16.4days
Moon phase on July 2, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, July 2, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 16.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
16.4 dMoon age
358,249 km222,605 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (30°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 2, 1996 is on Monday, July 1, 1996 at 03:58 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 15, 1996 at 16:15 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, July 1, 1996 | 03:58 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, July 7, 1996 | 18:55 |
The Moon around July 2
More about this date
Tuesday, July 2, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.