Waxing · 87.3% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
11.8days
Moon phase on July 27, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, July 27, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.3% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
364,168 km226,283 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (23°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 27, 1996 is on Tuesday, July 30, 1996 at 10:35 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, July 15, 1996 at 16:15 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, July 23, 1996 | 17:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 30, 1996 | 10:35 |
The Moon around July 27
More about this date
Saturday, July 27, 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.