Waxing · 2.8% lit · ♌︎ Leo 05°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on July 9, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Monday, July 9, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.8% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.8%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
358,394 km222,696 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 9, 1956 is on Sunday, July 22, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 8, 1956 at 04:38 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, July 8, 1956 | 04:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, July 14, 1956 | 20:47 |
The Moon around July 9
More about this date
Monday, July 9, 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.
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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.