Waning · 53.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Last Quarter at
18:02UTC
Moon phase on October 26, 1956Last Quarter
On Friday, October 26, 1956, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
370,195 km230,028 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (30°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 26, 1956 is on Friday, October 19, 1956 at 17:25 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 2, 1956 at 16:44 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, October 19, 1956 | 17:25 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, October 26, 1956 | 18:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, November 2, 1956 | 16:44 |
The Moon around October 26
More about this date
Friday, October 26, 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.