Waxing · 18.3% lit · ♌︎ Leo 11°
Moon age
3.6days
Moon phase on June 12, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, June 12, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 18.3% of its visible face lit, 3.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
18.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.6 dMoon age
364,143 km226,268 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (12°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 12, 1956 is on Saturday, June 23, 1956 at 06:14 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 8, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, June 8, 1956 | 21:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, June 15, 1956 | 11:56 |
The Moon around June 12
More about this date
Tuesday, June 12, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 8, 1956 to the new moon of July 8, 1956, a cycle of 29.30 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in June 1956, or the whole moon calendar 1956.
- The same date one year apart: 1955 · 1957.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.