Waning · 21.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 21°
Moon age
24.9days
Moon phase on April 6, 1956Waning Crescent
On Friday, April 6, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.7% of its visible face lit, 24.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.9 dMoon age
398,283 km247,482 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1956 is on Monday, March 26, 1956 at 13:11 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 1956 at 02:39 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 3, 1956 | 08:06 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 11, 1956 | 02:39 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Friday, April 6, 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 April 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.