Waxing · 0.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 29°
Moon age
0.6days
Moon phase on February 12, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, February 12, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.5% of its visible face lit, 0.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.5%Illumination at noon UTC
0.6 dMoon age
397,476 km246,980 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (30°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 12, 1956 is on Sunday, February 26, 1956 at 01:42 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 11, 1956 at 21:38 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, February 11, 1956 | 21:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 19, 1956 | 09:21 |
The Moon around February 12
More about this date
Sunday, February 12, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 11, 1956 to the new moon of March 12, 1956, a cycle of 29.67 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.