Waning · 99.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 16°
Moon age
15.2days
Moon phase on August 29, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, August 29, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.1% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
361,688 km224,743 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (17°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 29, 1996 is on Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 17:52 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 23:07 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 28, 1996 | 17:52 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, September 4, 1996 | 19:06 |
The Moon around August 29
More about this date
Thursday, August 29, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.