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Moon phases January 1956

Last quarter
Wed 04 Jan
22:41 UTC
New moon
Fri 13 Jan
03:01 UTC
First quarter
Fri 20 Jan
22:58 UTC
Full · Wolf
Fri 27 Jan
14:40 UTC

In January 1956 the primary moon phases are the Last Quarter on Wednesday, January 4 at 22:41 UTC, the New Moon on Friday, January 13 at 03:01 UTC, the First Quarter on Friday, January 20 at 22:58 UTC and the Full Moon on Friday, January 27 at 14:40 UTC. The full moon is the Wolf Moon.

01 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 02 Waning Gibbous, 75% lit 75% 03 Waning Gibbous, 65% lit 65% 04Last Q Last Quarter, 55% lit 55%22:41 05 Waning Crescent, 44% lit 44% 06 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 07 Waning Crescent, 26% lit 26% 08 Waning Crescent, 18% lit 18% 09 Waning Crescent, 11% lit 11% 10 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 11 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 12 Waning Crescent, 0% lit 0% 13New New Moon, 0% lit 0%03:01 14 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 15 Waxing Crescent, 5% lit 5% 16 Waxing Crescent, 10% lit 10% 17 Waxing Crescent, 17% lit 17% 18 Waxing Crescent, 25% lit 25% 19 Waxing Crescent, 35% lit 35% 20First Q First Quarter, 45% lit 45%22:58 21 Waxing Gibbous, 56% lit 56% 22 Waxing Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 23 Waxing Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 24 Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 25 Waxing Gibbous, 93% lit 93% 26 Waxing Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 27Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%14:40 28 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 29 Waning Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 30 Waning Gibbous, 89% lit 89% 31 Waning Gibbous, 81% lit 81%

Exact phase times

January 1956 has four primary moon phases: the Last Quarter on January 4, the New Moon on January 13, the First Quarter on January 20 and the Full Moon on January 27.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
Last QuarterWednesday, January 4, 195622:41
New MoonFriday, January 13, 195603:01
First QuarterFriday, January 20, 195622:58
Full MoonFriday, January 27, 195614:40

Friday, January 27, 1956: Wolf Moon, 359,787 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year

Full moons · 1956

Twelve full moons, one blue

27 Jan Wolf Supermoon 26 Feb Snow Supermoon 26 Mar Worm 25 Apr Pink 24 May Flower partial eclipse 23 Jun Straw­berry Micromoon 22 Jul Buck Micromoon 21 Aug Sturgeon Blue moon 20 Sept Harvest 19 Oct Hunter’s 18 Nov Beaver total eclipse 17 Dec Cold Supermoon