Waning · 86.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
Moon age
17.8days
Moon phase on August 2, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Friday, August 2, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.7% of its visible face lit, 17.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.8 dMoon age
366,086 km227,475 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 2, 1996 is on Tuesday, July 30, 1996 at 10:35 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 07:34 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 30, 1996 | 10:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 6, 1996 | 05:25 |
The Moon around August 2
More about this date
Friday, August 2, 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 August 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.