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Moon phase calendar October 1956
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mon | Waning crescent | 13% | 26.3 | 02:01 | 15:17 | |
| 2 Tue | Waning crescent | 6% | 27.3 | 03:10 | 15:54 | |
| 3 Wed | New moon | 2% | 28.3 | 04:18 | 16:30 | |
| 4 Thu | New moon 13:24 | 0% | 29.3 | 05:26 | 17:06 | |
| 5 Fri | New moon | 1% | 0.9 | 06:33 | 17:43 | |
| 6 Sat | Waxing crescent | 5% | 1.9 | 07:38 | 18:24 | |
| 7 Sun | Waxing crescent | 10% | 2.9 | 08:40 | 19:07 | |
| 8 Mon | Waxing crescent | 17% | 3.9 | 09:40 | 19:54 | |
| 9 Tue | Waxing crescent | 26% | 4.9 | 10:34 | 20:44 | |
| 10 Wed | First quarter | 34% | 5.9 | 11:23 | 21:36 | |
| 11 Thu | First quarter | 44% | 6.9 | 12:08 | 22:30 | |
| 12 Fri | First quarter 03:44 | 53% | 7.9 | 12:47 | 23:25 | |
| 13 Sat | First quarter | 63% | 8.9 | 13:22 | – | |
| 14 Sun | Waxing gibbous | 72% | 9.9 | 13:55 | 00:20 | |
| 15 Mon | Waxing gibbous | 80% | 10.9 | 14:25 | 01:16 | |
| 16 Tue | Waxing gibbous | 87% | 11.9 | 14:55 | 02:12 | |
| 17 Wed | Waxing gibbous | 93% | 12.9 | 15:25 | 03:08 | |
| 18 Thu | Full moon | 97% | 13.9 | 15:57 | 04:07 | |
| 19 Fri | Full moon | 100% | 14.9 | 16:30 | 05:06 | |
| 20 Sat | Full moon 02:24 | 100% | 15.9 | 17:08 | 06:08 | |
| 21 Sun | Full moon | 98% | 16.9 | 17:50 | 07:11 | |
| 22 Mon | Waning gibbous | 93% | 17.9 | 18:38 | 08:14 | |
| 23 Tue | Waning gibbous | 87% | 18.9 | 19:33 | 09:16 | |
| 24 Wed | Waning gibbous | 78% | 19.9 | 20:33 | 10:14 | |
| 25 Thu | Last quarter | 68% | 20.9 | 21:37 | 11:08 | |
| 26 Fri | Last quarter | 57% | 21.9 | 22:44 | 11:55 | |
| 27 Sat | Last quarter 03:01 | 46% | 22.9 | 23:51 | 12:38 | |
| 28 Sun | Last quarter | 35% | 23.9 | – | 13:16 | |
| 29 Mon | Waning crescent | 24% | 24.9 | 00:58 | 13:52 | |
| 30 Tue | Waning crescent | 15% | 25.9 | 02:05 | 14:27 | |
| 31 Wed | Waning crescent | 8% | 26.9 | 03:10 | 15:02 |
Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.
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Daily moon phase, illumination, age and Tokyo moonrise/moonset for October 1956. Full moon: Oct 20 (384,640 km away).