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The Moon on Monday, October 22, 1956: Waning Gibbous, 91% lit

Waning · 91.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°

Moon age

18.3days

Moon phase on October 22, 1956Waning Gibbous

Monday 22 October 1956375,642 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, October 22, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 91.2% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

91.2%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
375,642 km233,413 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (4°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to October 22, 1956 is on Friday, October 19, 1956 at 17:25 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 2, 1956 at 16:44 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Friday, October 19, 195617:25
Last Quarter (after)Friday, October 26, 195618:02

The Moon around October 22

More about this date

Monday, October 22, 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.