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The Moon on Monday, April 23, 1956: Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit

Waxing · 97.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°

Moon age

12.4days

Moon phase on April 23, 1956Waxing Gibbous

Monday 23 April 1956383,064 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 23, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
383,064 km238,025 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (14°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 23, 1956 is on Wednesday, April 25, 1956 at 01:41 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 1956 at 02:39 UTC, 12 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, April 17, 195623:28
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, April 25, 195601:41

The Moon around April 23

More about this date

Monday, April 23, 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.