Waxing · 26.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Moon age
4.9days
Moon phase on March 17, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, March 17, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.1% of its visible face lit, 4.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.9 dMoon age
374,392 km232,636 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1956 is on Monday, March 26, 1956 at 13:11 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, March 12, 1956 at 13:37 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, March 12, 1956 | 13:37 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, March 19, 1956 | 17:14 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Saturday, March 17, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 12, 1956 to the new moon of April 11, 1956, a cycle of 29.54 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.