Waning · 4.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
27.5days
Moon phase on October 10, 1996Waning Crescent
On Thursday, October 10, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.4% of its visible face lit, 27.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.4%Illumination at noon UTC
27.5 dMoon age
397,764 km247,159 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 10, 1996 is on Friday, September 27, 1996 at 02:51 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 12, 1996 at 14:15 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 4, 1996 | 12:04 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 12, 1996 | 14:15 |
The Moon around October 10
More about this date
Thursday, October 10, 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.