Waxing · 45.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 23°
First Quarter at
22:58UTC
Moon phase on January 20, 1956First Quarter
On Friday, January 20, 1956, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.2% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
381,352 km236,961 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (24°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 20, 1956 is on Friday, January 27, 1956 at 14:40 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, January 13, 1956 | 03:01 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, January 20, 1956 | 22:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 27, 1956 | 14:40 |
The Moon around January 20
More about this date
Friday, January 20, 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.