Waning · 40.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
Moon age
22.6days
Moon phase on March 5, 1956Waning Crescent
On Monday, March 5, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 40.7% of its visible face lit, 22.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
40.7%Illumination at noon UTC
22.6 dMoon age
404,022 km251,047 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (26°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1956 is on Sunday, February 26, 1956 at 01:42 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 12, 1956 at 13:37 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 4, 1956 | 11:53 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, March 12, 1956 | 13:37 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Monday, March 5, 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 March 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.