Waning · 34.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
23.2days
Moon phase on January 6, 1956Waning Crescent
On Friday, January 6, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.8% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
34.8%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
396,449 km246,342 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 6, 1956 is on Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 03:44 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 4, 1956 | 22:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, January 13, 1956 | 03:01 |
The Moon around January 6
More about this date
Friday, January 6, 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.