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The Moon on Saturday, September 14, 1996: Waxing Crescent, 2% lit

Waxing · 2.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°

Moon age

1.5days

Moon phase on September 14, 1996Waxing Crescent

Saturday 14 September 1996395,431 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, September 14, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.3% of its visible face lit, 1.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.3%Illumination at noon UTC
1.5 dMoon age
395,431 km245,709 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to September 14, 1996 is on Friday, September 27, 1996 at 02:51 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 23:07 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, September 12, 199623:07
First Quarter (after)Friday, September 20, 199611:23

The Moon around September 14

More about this date

Saturday, September 14, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 12, 1996 to the new moon of October 12, 1996, a cycle of 29.63 days.