Waxing · 99.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 27°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on April 24, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 24, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.6% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.6%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
386,565 km240,200 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (27°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 24, 1956 is on Wednesday, April 25, 1956 at 01:41 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 1956 at 02:39 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 17, 1956 | 23:28 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 25, 1956 | 01:41 |
The Moon around April 24
More about this date
Tuesday, April 24, 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.