Waxing · 7.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 24°
Moon age
2.4days
Moon phase on April 13, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Friday, April 13, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 7.1% of its visible face lit, 2.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
7.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.4 dMoon age
371,225 km230,668 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (24°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 13, 1956 is on Wednesday, April 25, 1956 at 01:41 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 1956 at 02:39 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 11, 1956 | 02:39 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 17, 1956 | 23:28 |
The Moon around April 13
More about this date
Friday, April 13, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 11, 1956 to the new moon of May 10, 1956, a cycle of 29.43 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.
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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.