Waxing · 61.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 12°
Moon age
8.5days
Moon phase on September 21, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, September 21, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 61.7% of its visible face lit, 8.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.
61.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.5 dMoon age
369,791 km229,777 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (12°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 21, 1996 is on Friday, September 27, 1996 at 02:51 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 23:07 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, September 20, 1996 | 11:23 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, September 27, 1996 | 02:51 |
The Moon around September 21
More about this date
Saturday, September 21, 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.