Waning · 43.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°
Moon age
22.2days
Moon phase on September 5, 1996Waning Crescent
On Thursday, September 5, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 43.2% of its visible face lit, 22.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
43.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.2 dMoon age
398,787 km247,794 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 5, 1996 is on Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 17:52 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 23:07 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 4, 1996 | 19:06 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, September 12, 1996 | 23:07 |
The Moon around September 5
More about this date
Thursday, September 5, 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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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.