Waxing · 51.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 22°
First Quarter at
08:45UTC
Moon phase on August 13, 1956First Quarter
On Monday, August 13, 1956, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.5% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
392,775 km244,059 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (22°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 13, 1956 is on Tuesday, August 21, 1956 at 12:38 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 6, 1956 at 11:25 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 6, 1956 | 11:25 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, August 13, 1956 | 08:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 21, 1956 | 12:38 |
The Moon around August 13
More about this date
Monday, August 13, 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.