Waning · 84.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°
Moon age
18.2days
Moon phase on January 1, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 1, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.3% of its visible face lit, 18.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.3%Illumination at noon UTC
18.2 dMoon age
367,619 km228,428 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 1, 1956 is on Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 03:44 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 29, 1955 | 03:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 4, 1956 | 22:41 |
The Moon around January 1
More about this date
Sunday, January 1, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 1955 to the new moon of January 13, 1956, a cycle of 29.83 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1956, or the whole moon calendar 1956.
- The same date one year apart: 1955 · 1957.
- 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.