Waxing · 94.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 04°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on October 24, 1996Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, October 24, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.5% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.5%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
370,375 km230,141 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (4°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 24, 1996 is on Saturday, October 26, 1996 at 14:11 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 12, 1996 at 14:15 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 19, 1996 | 18:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 26, 1996 | 14:11 |
The Moon around October 24
More about this date
Thursday, October 24, 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.