Waxing · 44.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
First Quarter at
23:28UTC
Moon phase on April 17, 1956First Quarter
On Tuesday, April 17, 1956, the Moon was a First Quarter: 44.6% of its visible face lit, 6.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
44.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.4 dMoon age
369,791 km229,777 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1956 is on Wednesday, April 25, 1956 at 01:41 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 1956 at 02:39 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 11, 1956 | 02:39 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, April 17, 1956 | 23:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 25, 1956 | 01:41 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Tuesday, April 17, 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.
- 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.