Waning · 0.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 01°
Moon age
28.7days
Moon phase on October 3, 1956Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 3, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.7 dMoon age
369,368 km229,515 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (1°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 3, 1956 is on Thursday, September 20, 1956 at 03:19 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 4, 1956 at 04:25 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 27, 1956 | 11:25 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 4, 1956 | 04:25 |
The Moon around October 3
More about this date
Wednesday, October 3, 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 October 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.