Waxing · 96.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
Moon age
13.8days
Moon phase on November 16, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, November 16, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 13.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
13.8 dMoon age
381,232 km236,887 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 1956 is on Sunday, November 18, 1956 at 06:45 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, November 2, 1956 at 16:44 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, November 10, 1956 | 15:09 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, November 18, 1956 | 06:45 |
The Moon around November 16
More about this date
Friday, November 16, 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.
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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.