Waning · 97.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 23°
Moon age
15.5days
Moon phase on September 28, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, September 28, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.5% of its visible face lit, 15.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.5%Illumination at noon UTC
15.5 dMoon age
372,203 km231,276 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (24°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 28, 1996 is on Friday, September 27, 1996 at 02:51 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 12, 1996 at 14:15 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, September 27, 1996 | 02:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, October 4, 1996 | 12:04 |
The Moon around September 28
More about this date
Saturday, September 28, 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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