Waxing · 34.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 10°
Moon age
6.4days
Moon phase on January 19, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, January 19, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 34.9% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
34.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
386,320 km240,048 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (11°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 19, 1956 is on Friday, January 27, 1956 at 14:40 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, January 13, 1956 | 03:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 20, 1956 | 22:58 |
The Moon around January 19
More about this date
Thursday, January 19, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.