Waning · 63.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 26°
Moon age
20.2days
Moon phase on September 3, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, September 3, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 63.1% of its visible face lit, 20.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
63.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.2 dMoon age
388,939 km241,675 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 3, 1996 is on Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 17:52 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 23:07 UTC, 9 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 September 3
More about this date
Tuesday, September 3, 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 September 1996, or the whole moon calendar 1996.
- The same date one year apart: 1995 · 1997.
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