Waxing · 50.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 18°
First Quarter at
11:51UTC
Moon phase on December 10, 1956First Quarter
On Monday, December 10, 1956, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.2% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
400,280 km248,722 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (18°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 10, 1956 is on Monday, December 17, 1956 at 19:06 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 2, 1956 at 08:13 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, December 2, 1956 | 08:13 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, December 10, 1956 | 11:51 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 17, 1956 | 19:06 |
The Moon around December 10
More about this date
Monday, December 10, 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.