Waxing · 0.0% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
New Moon at
08:13UTC
Moon phase on December 2, 1956New Moon
On Sunday, December 2, 1956, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
394,088 km244,875 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (12°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 2, 1956 is on Sunday, November 18, 1956 at 06:45 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 2, 1956 at 08:13 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, November 25, 1956 | 01:13 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, December 2, 1956 | 08:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 10, 1956 | 11:51 |
The Moon around December 2
More about this date
Sunday, December 2, 1956 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 2, 1956 to the new moon of January 1, 1957, a cycle of 29.75 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.