Waxing · 97.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 10°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on June 21, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, June 21, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
401,228 km249,312 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (11°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 21, 1956 is on Saturday, June 23, 1956 at 06:14 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, June 8, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, June 15, 1956 | 11:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, June 23, 1956 | 06:14 |
The Moon around June 21
More about this date
Thursday, June 21, 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.
- 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.