Waxing · 9.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°
Moon age
3.2days
Moon phase on December 5, 1956Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 5, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.5% of its visible face lit, 3.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.5%Illumination at noon UTC
3.2 dMoon age
402,811 km250,295 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (19°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 5, 1956 is on Monday, December 17, 1956 at 19:06 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 2, 1956 at 08:13 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 2, 1956 | 08:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 10, 1956 | 11:51 |
The Moon around December 5
More about this date
Wednesday, December 5, 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.