Moon calendar
November 1956
- 1 1%
- 2 New
- 3 1%
- 4 4%
- 5 9%
- 6 16%
- 7 24%
- 8 32%
- 9 41%
- 10 First qtr
- 11 60%
- 12 69%
- 13 78%
- 14 86%
- 15 92%
- 16 97%
- 17 100%
- 18 Full
- 19 97%
- 20 92%
- 21 85%
- 22 76%
- 23 65%
- 24 Last qtr
- 25 43%
- 26 32%
- 27 22%
- 28 14%
- 29 7%
- 30 3%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in November 1956
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6:18 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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6:54 PM
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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10:45 PM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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11:44 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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4:52 AM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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10:09 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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4:16 PM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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1:45 AM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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1:47 AM
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,900 km.
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4:16 PM
Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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8:13 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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10:50 AM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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9:45 AM
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:13 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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6:38 AM
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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9:40 AM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.