Every month of 1996 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1996 has 366 days, starts on a Monday, is a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Monday 1 January 1996 to Tuesday 31 December 1996. There are 10 United States federal holidays in 1996, and none of them falls at a weekend. Worth knowing: there are 2 headline eclipses, starting with the total lunar eclipse on Thursday 4 April 1996.
Since 1996 ended
10,811days
The 1996 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
1
1New Year's Day
22 January
3
4
5
6
7
2
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
3
15Martin Luther King Jr. Day
16
17
18
19
20
21
4
22
23
24
25
26Australia Day
27
28
5
29
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
4
6
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
7
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
8
19Washington's Birthday
20
21
22
23
24
25
9
26
27
28
29
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
3
10
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
12
18St Patrick's Day
19
20
21
22
23
24
13
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
14
1
2
3
4
5Good Friday
6Easter Saturday
7
15
8Easter Monday
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
17
22
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
18
29
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
4
5
19
6Early May Bank Holiday, May Day
7
8
9
10
11
12
20
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
21
20Victoria Day
21
22
23
24
25
26
22
27Memorial Day, Spring Bank Holiday
28
29
30
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
2
23
3June Bank Holiday
4
5
6
7
8
9
24
10Queen's Birthday
11
12
13
14
15
16
25
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
26
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
27
1Canada Day
2
3
4Independence Day
5
6
7
28
8
9
10
11
12Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
13
14
29
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
30
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
31
29
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
4
32
5Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
6
7
8
9
10
11
33
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
34
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
35
26Summer Bank Holiday
27
28
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
35
1
36
2Labor Day, Labour Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
37
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
38
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
39
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
40
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
41
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
42
14Columbus Day, Thanksgiving
15
16
17
18
19
20
43
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
44
28October Bank Holiday
29
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
3
45
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
46
11Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
12
13
14
15
16
17
47
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
48
25
26
27
28Thanksgiving Day
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
48
1
49
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
50
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
51
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
52
23
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
29
1
30
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1996 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1996
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1996
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
15 January 1996
Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the day
19 February 1996
Monday
Washington's Birthday (Widely called Presidents’ Day. The federal name is still Washington’s Birthday.)
On the day
27 May 1996
Monday
Memorial Day
On the day
4 July 1996
Thursday
Independence Day
On the day
2 September 1996
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
14 October 1996
Monday
Columbus Day (Kept as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in a number of states.)
On the day
11 November 1996
Monday
Veterans Day
On the day
28 November 1996
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1996
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1996
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
5 April 1996
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
8 April 1996
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 May 1996
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
27 May 1996
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
26 August 1996
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1996
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1996
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1996
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
2 January 1996
Tuesday
2 January
On the day
5 April 1996
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
6 May 1996
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
27 May 1996
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
5 August 1996
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1996
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1996
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1996
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1996
Sunday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 18 March 1996
5 April 1996
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
8 April 1996
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 May 1996
Monday
Early May Bank Holiday
On the day
27 May 1996
Monday
Spring Bank Holiday
On the day
12 July 1996
Friday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
On the day
26 August 1996
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1996
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1996
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1996
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
17 March 1996
Sunday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 18 March 1996
8 April 1996
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
6 May 1996
Monday
May Day
On the day
3 June 1996
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
5 August 1996
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
28 October 1996
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1996
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1996
Thursday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1996
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
5 April 1996
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
20 May 1996
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1996
Monday
Canada Day
On the day
2 September 1996
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
14 October 1996
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1996
Monday
Remembrance Day
On the day
25 December 1996
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1996
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1996
Monday
New Year's Day
On the day
26 January 1996
Friday
Australia Day
On the day
5 April 1996
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
6 April 1996
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
8 April 1996
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1996
Thursday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
10 June 1996
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1996
Wednesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1996
Thursday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1996
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1996.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
20 March 1996
08:03
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
4 April 1996
00:09
Total lunar eclipse
86 minutes of totality · 218 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
17 April 1996
22:37
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
21 June 1996
02:23
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
22 September 1996
18:00
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
27 September 1996
02:54
Total lunar eclipse
70 minutes of totality · 204 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
12 October 1996
14:02
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
21 December 1996
14:06
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
5 January 1996
20:51
Wolf Moon
4 February 1996
15:58
Snow Moon
5 March 1996
09:23
Worm Moon
4 April 1996
00:07
Pink Moon
3 May 1996
11:48
Flower Moon
1 June 1996
20:47
Strawberry Moon
1 July 1996
03:58
Buck Moon
30 July 1996
10:35
Blue Moon
The second full moon in July.
28 August 1996
17:52
Sturgeon Moon
27 September 1996
02:51
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
26 October 1996
14:11
Hunter's Moon
25 November 1996
04:10
Beaver Moon
24 December 1996
20:41
Cold Moon
All 49 moon phases in 1996
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
5 January 1996
20:51
Full Moon
13 January 1996
20:45
Last Quarter
20 January 1996
12:50
New Moon
27 January 1996
11:14
First Quarter
4 February 1996
15:58
Full Moon
12 February 1996
08:37
Last Quarter
18 February 1996
23:30
New Moon
26 February 1996
05:53
First Quarter
5 March 1996
09:23
Full Moon
12 March 1996
17:15
Last Quarter
19 March 1996
10:45
New Moon
27 March 1996
01:31
First Quarter
4 April 1996
00:07
Full Moon
10 April 1996
23:36
Last Quarter
17 April 1996
22:49
New Moon
25 April 1996
20:41
First Quarter
3 May 1996
11:48
Full Moon
10 May 1996
05:04
Last Quarter
17 May 1996
11:46
New Moon
25 May 1996
14:13
First Quarter
1 June 1996
20:47
Full Moon
8 June 1996
11:06
Last Quarter
16 June 1996
01:36
New Moon
24 June 1996
05:23
First Quarter
1 July 1996
03:58
Full Moon
7 July 1996
18:55
Last Quarter
15 July 1996
16:15
New Moon
23 July 1996
17:49
First Quarter
30 July 1996
10:35
Full Moon
6 August 1996
05:25
Last Quarter
14 August 1996
07:34
New Moon
22 August 1996
03:37
First Quarter
28 August 1996
17:52
Full Moon
4 September 1996
19:06
Last Quarter
12 September 1996
23:07
New Moon
20 September 1996
11:23
First Quarter
27 September 1996
02:51
Full Moon
4 October 1996
12:04
Last Quarter
12 October 1996
14:15
New Moon
19 October 1996
18:09
First Quarter
26 October 1996
14:11
Full Moon
3 November 1996
07:50
Last Quarter
11 November 1996
04:16
New Moon
18 November 1996
01:09
First Quarter
25 November 1996
04:10
Full Moon
3 December 1996
05:06
Last Quarter
10 December 1996
16:56
New Moon
17 December 1996
09:31
First Quarter
24 December 1996
20:41
Full Moon
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1996.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1996
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
97%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 April 1996
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
24%
Mostly dark
6 May 1996
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
85%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
30 July 1996
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
100%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
12 August 1996
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
2%
Dark sky, near new moon
8 October 1996
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
13%
Dark sky, near new moon
21 October 1996
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
74%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
5 November 1996
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
26%
Mostly dark
12 November 1996
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
4%
Dark sky, near new moon
17 November 1996
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
49%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
14 December 1996
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
23%
Mostly dark
22 December 1996
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
96%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
About the year 1996
1996 at a glance
Days
366
Leap year
Yes
1 January
Monday
31 December
Tuesday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
104
1996 is a leap year, so February has 29 days. A year is a leap year when it divides by 4, except century years, which must also divide by 400. That is why 1900 was not a leap year and 2000 was.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1996 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.