Waxing · 47.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 23°
First Quarter at
18:09UTC
Moon phase on October 19, 1996First Quarter
On Saturday, October 19, 1996, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.2% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
371,037 km230,552 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 19, 1996 is on Saturday, October 26, 1996 at 14:11 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 12, 1996 at 14:15 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, October 12, 1996 | 14:15 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, October 19, 1996 | 18:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 26, 1996 | 14:11 |
The Moon around October 19
More about this date
Saturday, October 19, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 12, 1996 to the new moon of November 11, 1996, a cycle of 29.58 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.