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Moon phases August 1956

New moon
Mon 06 Aug
11:25 UTC
First quarter
Mon 13 Aug
08:45 UTC
Full · Sturgeon
Tue 21 Aug
12:38 UTC
Last quarter
Wed 29 Aug
04:13 UTC

In August 1956 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Monday, August 6 at 11:25 UTC, the First Quarter on Monday, August 13 at 08:45 UTC, the Full Moon on Tuesday, August 21 at 12:38 UTC and the Last Quarter on Wednesday, August 29 at 04:13 UTC. The full moon is the Sturgeon Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 32% lit 32% 02 Waning Crescent, 22% lit 22% 03 Waning Crescent, 13% lit 13% 04 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 05 Waning Crescent, 2% lit 2% 06New New Moon, 0% lit 0%11:25 07 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 08 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 09 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 10 Waxing Crescent, 22% lit 22% 11 Waxing Crescent, 31% lit 31% 12 Waxing Crescent, 41% lit 41% 13First Q First Quarter, 51% lit 51%08:45 14 Waxing Gibbous, 61% lit 61% 15 Waxing Gibbous, 71% lit 71% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 79% lit 79% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit 86% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 21Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%12:38 22 Waning Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 23 Waning Gibbous, 96% lit 96% 24 Waning Gibbous, 92% lit 92% 25 Waning Gibbous, 85% lit 85% 26 Waning Gibbous, 77% lit 77% 27 Waning Gibbous, 68% lit 68% 28 Waning Gibbous, 58% lit 58% 29Last Q Last Quarter, 47% lit 47%04:13 30 Waning Crescent, 35% lit 35% 31 Waning Crescent, 25% lit 25%

Exact phase times

August 1956 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on August 6, the First Quarter on August 13, the Full Moon on August 21 and the Last Quarter on August 29.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonMonday, August 6, 195611:25
First QuarterMonday, August 13, 195608:45
Full MoonTuesday, August 21, 195612:38
Last QuarterWednesday, August 29, 195604:13

Tuesday, August 21, 1956: Sturgeon Moon, 402,917 km from Earth. MicromoonBlue Moon (seasonal)

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