Waxing · 100.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
Full Moon at
15:26UTC
Moon phase on May 24, 1956Full Moon
On Thursday, May 24, 1956, the Moon was a Full Moon: 100.0% of its visible face lit, 14.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
100.0%Illumination at noon UTC
14.0 dMoon age
397,889 km247,237 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 398,298 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 24, 1956 is on Thursday, May 24, 1956 at 15:26 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 10, 1956 at 13:04 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 17, 1956 | 05:15 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 24, 1956 | 15:26 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, June 1, 1956 | 19:13 |
The Moon around May 24
More about this date
Thursday, May 24, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 10, 1956 to the new moon of June 8, 1956, a cycle of 29.35 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.