Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
New Moon at
03:01UTC
Moon phase on January 13, 1956New Moon
On Friday, January 13, 1956, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
404,852 km251,564 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 13, 1956 is on Friday, January 27, 1956 at 14:40 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, January 4, 1956 | 22:41 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, January 13, 1956 | 03:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 20, 1956 | 22:58 |
The Moon around January 13
More about this date
Friday, January 13, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 13, 1956 to the new moon of February 11, 1956, a cycle of 29.78 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.