Waning · 42.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 16°
Moon age
23.3days
Moon phase on July 31, 1956Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, July 31, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.7% of its visible face lit, 23.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.7%Illumination at noon UTC
23.3 dMoon age
378,291 km235,059 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (17°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 31, 1956 is on Sunday, July 22, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 6, 1956 at 11:25 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 30, 1956 | 19:31 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 6, 1956 | 11:25 |
The Moon around July 31
More about this date
Tuesday, July 31, 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.