Waxing · 56.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 00°
Moon age
7.3days
Moon phase on July 15, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, July 15, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 56.7% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
56.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
387,936 km241,052 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (1°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 15, 1956 is on Sunday, July 22, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, July 8, 1956 at 04:38 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, July 14, 1956 | 20:47 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, July 22, 1956 | 21:29 |
The Moon around July 15
More about this date
Sunday, July 15, 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.