Waning · 73.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 07°
Moon age
20.3days
Moon phase on July 28, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, July 28, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 73.1% of its visible face lit, 20.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
73.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.3 dMoon age
393,696 km244,631 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (8°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 28, 1956 is on Sunday, July 22, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 6, 1956 at 11:25 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, July 22, 1956 | 21:29 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, July 30, 1956 | 19:31 |
The Moon around July 28
More about this date
Saturday, July 28, 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.