Waxing · 56.0% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
8.4days
Moon phase on January 21, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, January 21, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.0% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
376,129 km233,716 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (7°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 21, 1956 is on Friday, January 27, 1956 at 14:40 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 20, 1956 | 22:58 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, January 27, 1956 | 14:40 |
The Moon around January 21
More about this date
Saturday, January 21, 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.