Waning · 1.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on August 5, 1956Waning Crescent
On Sunday, August 5, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
357,955 km222,423 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 5, 1956 is on Sunday, July 22, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 6, 1956 at 11:25 UTC, 1 day 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 August 5
More about this date
Sunday, August 5, 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 August 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.