Waxing · 30.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 22°
Moon age
5.8days
Moon phase on November 8, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, November 8, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 30.5% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
30.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
403,346 km250,627 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (23°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 8, 1956 is on Sunday, November 18, 1956 at 06:45 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 2, 1956 at 16:44 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, November 2, 1956 | 16:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, November 10, 1956 | 15:09 |
The Moon around November 8
More about this date
Thursday, November 8, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 2, 1956 to the new moon of December 2, 1956, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 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.