Waxing · 89.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 15°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on October 16, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, October 16, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.3% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
397,354 km246,904 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (15°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1956 is on Friday, October 19, 1956 at 17:25 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 4, 1956 at 04:25 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, October 11, 1956 | 18:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, October 19, 1956 | 17:25 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Tuesday, October 16, 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.