Waning · 99.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Full Moon at
01:42UTC
Moon phase on February 26, 1956Full Moon
On Sunday, February 26, 1956, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
368,818 km229,173 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Snow Moon, 367,299 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 26, 1956 is on Sunday, February 26, 1956 at 01:42 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, February 11, 1956 at 21:38 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, February 19, 1956 | 09:21 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Sunday, February 26, 1956 | 01:42 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 4, 1956 | 11:53 |
The Moon around February 26
More about this date
Sunday, February 26, 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.