Waning · 97.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 23°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on April 26, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 26, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
393,964 km244,798 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (23°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1956 is on Wednesday, April 25, 1956 at 01:41 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 10, 1956 at 13:04 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 25, 1956 | 01:41 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 3, 1956 | 02:56 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Thursday, April 26, 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.