Waning · 95.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 02°
Moon age
15.9days
Moon phase on March 28, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 28, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.6% of its visible face lit, 15.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.6%Illumination at noon UTC
15.9 dMoon age
386,116 km239,921 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 28, 1956 is on Monday, March 26, 1956 at 13:11 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 1956 at 02:39 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 26, 1956 | 13:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 3, 1956 | 08:06 |
The Moon around March 28
More about this date
Wednesday, March 28, 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.
- 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.