Waning · 42.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°
Moon age
22.4days
Moon phase on February 4, 1956Waning Crescent
On Saturday, February 4, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.1% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
399,744 km248,389 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (24°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 4, 1956 is on Friday, January 27, 1956 at 14:40 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 11, 1956 at 21:38 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, February 3, 1956 | 16:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, February 11, 1956 | 21:38 |
The Moon around February 4
More about this date
Saturday, February 4, 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 February 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.