Waning · 47.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Last Quarter at
05:25UTC
Moon phase on August 6, 1996Last Quarter
On Tuesday, August 6, 1996, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 47.3% of its visible face lit, 21.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
47.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.8 dMoon age
389,731 km242,167 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1996 is on Tuesday, July 30, 1996 at 10:35 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 07:34 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, July 30, 1996 | 10:35 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, August 6, 1996 | 05:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 14, 1996 | 07:34 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Tuesday, August 6, 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.
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