Waxing · 64.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
9.2days
Moon phase on August 23, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 23, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 64.9% of its visible face lit, 9.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
64.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.2 dMoon age
371,727 km230,981 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1996 is on Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 17:52 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 07:34 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 22, 1996 | 03:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 28, 1996 | 17:52 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Friday, August 23, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 14, 1996 to the new moon of September 12, 1996, a cycle of 29.65 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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