Waxing · 47.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 15°
First Quarter at
18:44UTC
Moon phase on October 11, 1956First Quarter
On Thursday, October 11, 1956, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.5% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
402,996 km250,410 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (15°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 11, 1956 is on Friday, October 19, 1956 at 17:25 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 4, 1956 at 04:25 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 4, 1956 | 04:25 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, October 11, 1956 | 18:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 19, 1956 | 17:25 |
The Moon around October 11
More about this date
Thursday, October 11, 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.