Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°
Full Moon at
19:06UTC
Moon phase on December 17, 1956Full Moon
On Monday, December 17, 1956, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
364,621 km226,565 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (22°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Cold Moon, 363,717 km from Earth. Closest supermoon of the year
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 17, 1956 is on Monday, December 17, 1956 at 19:06 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 1, 1957 at 02:14 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, December 10, 1956 | 11:51 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Monday, December 17, 1956 | 19:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 24, 1956 | 10:10 |
The Moon around December 17
More about this date
Monday, December 17, 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.