Waxing · 98.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 19°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on January 26, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, January 26, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.1% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
358,713 km222,894 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (20°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 26, 1956 is on Friday, January 27, 1956 at 14:40 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 13 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 26
More about this date
Thursday, January 26, 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.