Waning · 88.7% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 17°
Moon age
17.4days
Moon phase on April 28, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 28, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.7% of its visible face lit, 17.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.4 dMoon age
400,490 km248,853 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 1956 is on Wednesday, April 25, 1956 at 01:41 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 10, 1956 at 13:04 UTC, 12 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 28
More about this date
Saturday, April 28, 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.