Waxing · 78.4% lit · ♈︎ Aries 26°
Moon age
11.2days
Moon phase on December 13, 1956Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, December 13, 1956, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.4% of its visible face lit, 11.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.2 dMoon age
385,441 km239,502 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (26°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 13, 1956 is on Monday, December 17, 1956 at 19:06 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 2, 1956 at 08:13 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 10, 1956 | 11:51 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 17, 1956 | 19:06 |
The Moon around December 13
More about this date
Thursday, December 13, 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.