Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°
Full Moon at
20:41UTC
Moon phase on December 24, 1996Full Moon
On Tuesday, December 24, 1996, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
397,053 km246,717 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 398,102 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 24, 1996 is on Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at 20:41 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 10, 1996 at 16:56 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 17, 1996 | 09:31 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Tuesday, December 24, 1996 | 20:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 2, 1997 | 01:45 |
The Moon around December 24
More about this date
Tuesday, December 24, 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.