Waning · 24.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 08°
Moon age
25.0days
Moon phase on August 31, 1956Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 31, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 24.8% of its visible face lit, 25.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
24.8%Illumination at noon UTC
25.0 dMoon age
366,105 km227,487 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (8°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1956 is on Tuesday, August 21, 1956 at 12:38 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 4, 1956 at 18:57 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 29, 1956 | 04:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 4, 1956 | 18:57 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Friday, August 31, 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.