Waning · 15.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 23°
Moon age
26.0days
Moon phase on September 1, 1956Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 1, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.4% of its visible face lit, 26.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.4%Illumination at noon UTC
26.0 dMoon age
363,098 km225,618 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (23°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 1, 1956 is on Tuesday, August 21, 1956 at 12:38 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 4, 1956 at 18:57 UTC, 3 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 September 1
More about this date
Saturday, September 1, 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 September 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.