Waxing · 85.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 10°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on August 17, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, August 17, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.9% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
405,274 km251,825 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 17, 1956 is on Tuesday, August 21, 1956 at 12:38 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 6, 1956 at 11:25 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, August 13, 1956 | 08:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, August 21, 1956 | 12:38 |
The Moon around August 17
More about this date
Friday, August 17, 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.