Waxing · 40.0% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 13°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on December 16, 1996Waxing Crescent
On Monday, December 16, 1996, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 40.0% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.0%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
370,126 km229,986 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (13°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1996 is on Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at 20:41 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 10, 1996 at 16:56 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 10, 1996 | 16:56 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 17, 1996 | 09:31 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Monday, December 16, 1996 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1996 to the new moon of January 9, 1997, a cycle of 29.48 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.