Waning · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 15°
New Moon at
16:56UTC
Moon phase on December 10, 1996New Moon
On Tuesday, December 10, 1996, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
369,146 km229,376 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (16°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 10, 1996 is on Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at 20:41 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 10, 1996 at 16:56 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 3, 1996 | 05:06 |
| New Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 10, 1996 | 16:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 17, 1996 | 09:31 |
The Moon around December 10
More about this date
Tuesday, December 10, 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.