Waning · 27.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 11°
Moon age
24.4days
Moon phase on May 5, 1956Waning Crescent
On Saturday, May 5, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.6% of its visible face lit, 24.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
27.6%Illumination at noon UTC
24.4 dMoon age
393,317 km244,396 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (12°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 5, 1956 is on Wednesday, April 25, 1956 at 01:41 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 10, 1956 at 13:04 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 3, 1956 | 02:56 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 10, 1956 | 13:04 |
The Moon around May 5
More about this date
Saturday, May 5, 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 May 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.