Waning · 89.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
17.2days
Moon phase on August 31, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, August 31, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.7% of its visible face lit, 17.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.2 dMoon age
370,815 km230,414 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1996 is on Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 17:52 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 23:07 UTC, 12 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 31
More about this date
Saturday, August 31, 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.