The Moon on every day of 1996
What the Moon looked like the day you were born, for every day of 1996. Tap your day to see how much of it was lit, then start counting your exact time alive.
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1996 at a glance
Full moons13 full moons, including a blue moon on July 30.
Largest full moonJuly 30, 356,955 km away. The smallest was January 5 at 406,469 km.
Eclipses2 solar and 2 lunar, listed below.
Find your dayTap any day for its Moon, the date you turn 10,000 days old, and roughly when you pass 1 billion seconds.
Every day of 1996
January 1996
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February 1996
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March 1996
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April 1996
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May 1996
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June 1996
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July 1996
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August 1996
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September 1996
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November 1996
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December 1996
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Full moons in 1996
- January 5, 20:51 UTC
- February 4, 15:58 UTC
- March 5, 09:23 UTC
- April 4, 00:07 UTC
- May 3, 11:48 UTC
- June 1, 20:47 UTC
- July 1, 03:58 UTC
- July 30, 10:35 UTC (blue moon)
- August 28, 17:52 UTC
- September 27, 02:51 UTC
- October 26, 14:11 UTC
- November 25, 04:10 UTC
- December 24, 20:41 UTC
New moons in 1996
- January 20, 12:50 UTC
- February 18, 23:30 UTC
- March 19, 10:45 UTC
- April 17, 22:49 UTC
- May 17, 11:46 UTC
- June 16, 01:36 UTC
- July 15, 16:15 UTC
- August 14, 07:34 UTC
- September 12, 23:07 UTC
- October 12, 14:15 UTC
- November 11, 04:16 UTC
- December 10, 16:56 UTC
Eclipses in 1996
- April 17: Partial solar eclipse
- October 12: Partial solar eclipse
- April 4: Total lunar eclipse
- September 27: Total lunar eclipse
How this is worked out
Each day shows the Moon at 12:00 noon UTC, drawn as seen from the northern hemisphere, computed with astronomy-engine, the same engine Sky checks against NASA JPL Horizons. The Moon's phase is the same everywhere at one instant, but the date changes with time zones, so close to a new or full moon your local day can differ. Alive uses your exact birth time and place, and it stays on your phone.