Waxing · 99.9% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°
Full Moon at
14:40UTC
Moon phase on January 27, 1956Full Moon
On Friday, January 27, 1956, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
359,576 km223,430 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Wolf Moon, 359,787 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 27, 1956 is on Friday, January 27, 1956 at 14:40 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, January 20, 1956 | 22:58 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, January 27, 1956 | 14:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, February 3, 1956 | 16:08 |
The Moon around January 27
More about this date
Friday, January 27, 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.