Waning · 59.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
20.5days
Moon phase on October 3, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, October 3, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 59.8% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
59.8%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
398,240 km247,455 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 1996 is on Friday, September 27, 1996 at 02:51 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 12, 1996 at 14:15 UTC, 9 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 October 3
More about this date
Thursday, October 3, 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 October 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.