Waning · 0.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
New Moon at
16:15UTC
Moon phase on July 15, 1996New Moon
On Monday, July 15, 1996, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
406,201 km252,402 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 15, 1996 is on Monday, July 1, 1996 at 03:58 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 15, 1996 at 16:15 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 7, 1996 | 18:55 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, July 15, 1996 | 16:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, July 23, 1996 | 17:49 |
The Moon around July 15
More about this date
Monday, July 15, 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.