Waning · 81.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 20°
Moon age
19.2days
Moon phase on December 21, 1956Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 21, 1956, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 81.2% of its visible face lit, 19.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
81.2%Illumination at noon UTC
19.2 dMoon age
364,122 km226,255 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1956 is on Monday, December 17, 1956 at 19:06 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 1, 1957 at 02:14 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, December 17, 1956 | 19:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, December 24, 1956 | 10:10 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Friday, December 21, 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.