Waning · 0.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on July 7, 1956Waning Crescent
On Saturday, July 7, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
358,312 km222,645 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (5°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 7, 1956 is on Saturday, June 23, 1956 at 06:14 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 8, 1956 at 04:38 UTC, 1 day 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 7
More about this date
Saturday, July 7, 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.