Waxing · 6.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 14°
Moon age
2.0days
Moon phase on August 8, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 8, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.2% of its visible face lit, 2.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.0 dMoon age
364,095 km226,238 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 8, 1956 is on Tuesday, August 21, 1956 at 12:38 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 6, 1956 at 11:25 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 6, 1956 | 11:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, August 13, 1956 | 08:45 |
The Moon around August 8
More about this date
Wednesday, August 8, 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.
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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.