Waning · 37.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°
Moon age
22.8days
Moon phase on August 7, 1996Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, August 7, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 37.3% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
37.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
394,804 km245,320 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (0°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 7, 1996 is on Tuesday, July 30, 1996 at 10:35 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 07:34 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 6, 1996 | 05:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 14, 1996 | 07:34 |
The Moon around August 7
More about this date
Wednesday, August 7, 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.