Waxing · 28.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 02°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on July 21, 1996Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, July 21, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.1% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
396,938 km246,646 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (3°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 1996 is on Tuesday, July 30, 1996 at 10:35 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 15, 1996 at 16:15 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, July 15, 1996 | 16:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, July 23, 1996 | 17:49 |
The Moon around July 21
More about this date
Sunday, July 21, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 15, 1996 to the new moon of August 14, 1996, a cycle of 29.64 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.