Waning · 28.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on December 5, 1996Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 5, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.7% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
394,384 km245,059 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1996 is on Monday, November 25, 1996 at 04:10 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 10, 1996 at 16:56 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 3, 1996 | 05:06 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 10, 1996 | 16:56 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Thursday, December 5, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 11, 1996 to the new moon of December 10, 1996, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1996, or the whole moon calendar 1996.
- The same date one year apart: 1995 · 1997.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.