New moon dates 2056
- 2056: 12 × new moon — 17 January 2056, 15 February 2056, 16 March 2056, 15 April 2056, 14 May 2056, 13 June 2056, 12 July 2056, 11 August 2056, 9 September 2056, 9 October 2056, 7 November 2056, 7 December 2056.
- Next: 17 January 2056.
New moon dates 2056
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 17 Jan | 22:11 | next |
| Tue 15 Feb | 14:00 | |
| Thu 16 Mar | 06:52 | |
| Sat 15 Apr | 23:50 | |
| Sun 14 May | 16:06 | |
| Tue 13 Jun | 07:04 | |
| Wed 12 Jul | 20:20 | |
| Fri 11 Aug | 07:48 | |
| Sat 9 Sep | 17:47 | |
| Mon 9 Oct | 03:00 | |
| Tue 7 Nov | 12:21 | |
| Thu 7 Dec | 22:31 |
Questions people ask
What is a moon day?
A moon day counts the days since the last new moon: the first moon day starts at the new moon, the fifteenth around the full moon. The count on this page is the whole number of days since the last new moon plus one.
Is the moon waxing or waning?
Waxing means the lit part is growing (from new moon to full moon); waning means it is shrinking (from full moon to new moon). In the northern hemisphere a waxing moon is lit on the right.
How are the phase times calculated?
With the algorithms published by Jean Meeus in Astronomical Algorithms (1998), including the periodic terms, which give the phase instants to about one minute.