Waxing · 12.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 04°
Moon age
3.5days
Moon phase on September 16, 1996Waxing Crescent
On Monday, September 16, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.2% of its visible face lit, 3.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.5 dMoon age
388,699 km241,527 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (5°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 1996 is on Friday, September 27, 1996 at 02:51 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 23:07 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, September 12, 1996 | 23:07 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, September 20, 1996 | 11:23 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Monday, September 16, 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.
- 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.