Waning · 28.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 07°
Moon age
24.6days
Moon phase on July 3, 1956Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, July 3, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.1% of its visible face lit, 24.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.6 dMoon age
376,860 km234,170 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 3, 1956 is on Saturday, June 23, 1956 at 06:14 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 8, 1956 at 04:38 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 1, 1956 | 08:41 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, July 8, 1956 | 04:38 |
The Moon around July 3
More about this date
Tuesday, July 3, 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 July 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.