Waning · 86.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on September 30, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Monday, September 30, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 86.2% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
86.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
382,969 km237,966 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 30, 1996 is on Friday, September 27, 1996 at 02:51 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 12, 1996 at 14:15 UTC, 12 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 30
More about this date
Monday, September 30, 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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