Waning · 61.0% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 20°
Moon age
21.7days
Moon phase on September 26, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, September 26, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.0% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.0%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
374,413 km232,649 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 26, 1956 is on Thursday, September 20, 1956 at 03:19 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 4, 1956 at 04:25 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, September 20, 1956 | 03:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 27, 1956 | 11:25 |
The Moon around September 26
More about this date
Wednesday, September 26, 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.