Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 20°
New Moon at
04:38UTC
Moon phase on July 8, 1956New Moon
On Sunday, July 8, 1956, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
357,389 km222,071 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (21°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 8, 1956 is on Sunday, July 22, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 8, 1956 at 04:38 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, July 1, 1956 | 08:41 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, July 8, 1956 | 04:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 14, 1956 | 20:47 |
The Moon around July 8
More about this date
Sunday, July 8, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 8, 1956 to the new moon of August 6, 1956, a cycle of 29.28 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.