Waning · 9.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on July 12, 1996Waning Crescent
On Friday, July 12, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.2% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
401,020 km249,182 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 12, 1996 is on Monday, July 1, 1996 at 03:58 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 15, 1996 at 16:15 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 7, 1996 | 18:55 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, July 15, 1996 | 16:15 |
The Moon around July 12
More about this date
Friday, July 12, 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.