Waxing · 54.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 25°
First Quarter at
00:13UTC
Moon phase on September 12, 1956First Quarter
On Wednesday, September 12, 1956, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.9% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
400,744 km249,011 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 12, 1956 is on Thursday, September 20, 1956 at 03:19 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, September 4, 1956 at 18:57 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, September 4, 1956 | 18:57 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, September 12, 1956 | 00:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 20, 1956 | 03:19 |
The Moon around September 12
More about this date
Wednesday, September 12, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 4, 1956 to the new moon of October 4, 1956, a cycle of 29.39 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.