Waning · 96.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
17.3days
Moon phase on October 21, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, October 21, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.4% of its visible face lit, 17.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.3 dMoon age
378,413 km235,135 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (20°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 21, 1956 is on Friday, October 19, 1956 at 17:25 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 2, 1956 at 16:44 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 19, 1956 | 17:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, October 26, 1956 | 18:02 |
The Moon around October 21
More about this date
Sunday, October 21, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.