Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 14°
New Moon at
11:25UTC
Moon phase on August 6, 1956New Moon
On Monday, August 6, 1956, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
358,193 km222,571 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (14°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1956 is on Sunday, July 22, 1956 at 21:29 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 6, 1956 at 11:25 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 30, 1956 | 19:31 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, August 6, 1956 | 11:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 13, 1956 | 08:45 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Monday, August 6, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 6, 1956 to the new moon of September 4, 1956, a cycle of 29.31 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.