Waning · 65.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 22°
Moon age
20.8days
Moon phase on December 31, 1996Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, December 31, 1996, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 65.0% of its visible face lit, 20.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
65.0%Illumination at noon UTC
20.8 dMoon age
402,628 km250,181 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (23°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 31, 1996 is on Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at 20:41 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 9, 1997 at 04:26 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 24, 1996 | 20:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 2, 1997 | 01:45 |
The Moon around December 31
More about this date
Tuesday, December 31, 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.