Waxing · 47.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
First Quarter at
17:49UTC
Moon phase on July 23, 1996First Quarter
On Tuesday, July 23, 1996, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.6% of its visible face lit, 7.8 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.8 dMoon age
387,163 km240,572 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 23, 1996 is on Tuesday, July 30, 1996 at 10:35 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 15, 1996 at 16:15 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, July 15, 1996 | 16:15 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, July 23, 1996 | 17:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 30, 1996 | 10:35 |
The Moon around July 23
More about this date
Tuesday, July 23, 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.