Waning · 79.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 01°
Moon age
19.0days
Moon phase on May 29, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, May 29, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.8% of its visible face lit, 19.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.8%Illumination at noon UTC
19.0 dMoon age
405,124 km251,732 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (2°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 29, 1956 is on Thursday, May 24, 1956 at 15:26 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 8, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, May 24, 1956 | 15:26 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, June 1, 1956 | 19:13 |
The Moon around May 29
More about this date
Tuesday, May 29, 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.