Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°
New Moon at
04:25UTC
Moon phase on October 4, 1956New Moon
On Thursday, October 4, 1956, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
372,792 km231,642 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 4, 1956 is on Thursday, September 20, 1956 at 03:19 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 4, 1956 at 04:25 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 27, 1956 | 11:25 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, October 4, 1956 | 04:25 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, October 11, 1956 | 18:44 |
The Moon around October 4
More about this date
Thursday, October 4, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 4, 1956 to the new moon of November 2, 1956, a cycle of 29.51 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.