Waning · 98.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
14.9days
Moon phase on October 27, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, October 27, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.9% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
380,391 km236,364 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 27, 1996 is on Saturday, October 26, 1996 at 14:11 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 11, 1996 at 04:16 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, October 26, 1996 | 14:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, November 3, 1996 | 07:50 |
The Moon around October 27
More about this date
Sunday, October 27, 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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