Waning · 12.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on October 30, 1956Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, October 30, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.2% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
372,943 km231,736 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 30, 1956 is on Friday, October 19, 1956 at 17:25 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 2, 1956 at 16:44 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 26, 1956 | 18:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, November 2, 1956 | 16:44 |
The Moon around October 30
More about this date
Tuesday, October 30, 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.