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The Moon on Saturday, April 14, 1956: Waxing Crescent, 14% lit

Waxing · 14.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 08°

Moon age

3.4days

Moon phase on April 14, 1956Waxing Crescent

Saturday 14 April 1956369,709 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 14, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.1% of its visible face lit, 3.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

14.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.4 dMoon age
369,709 km229,726 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 14, 1956 is on Wednesday, April 25, 1956 at 01:41 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 1956 at 02:39 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 11, 195602:39
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, April 17, 195623:28

The Moon around April 14

More about this date

Saturday, April 14, 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.