Waning · 99.7% lit · ♈︎ Aries 01°
Full Moon at
03:19UTC
Moon phase on September 20, 1956Full Moon
On Thursday, September 20, 1956, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
394,031 km244,839 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (2°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Harvest Moon (also called the Corn Moon), 395,204 km from Earth.
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 20, 1956 is on Thursday, September 20, 1956 at 03:19 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 4, 1956 at 04:25 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, September 12, 1956 | 00:13 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, September 20, 1956 | 03:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 27, 1956 | 11:25 |
The Moon around September 20
More about this date
Thursday, September 20, 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.