Moon

Thursday, March 20, 1856

Waxing Gibbous


The lunar phase on Thursday, March 20, 1856 was a Waxing Gibbous. At 11:00pm ET, the face of the moon was 100% illuminated, 14.3 days old, and 48% of the way through the lunar cycle.


During the Waxing Gibbous phase, the moon is more than halfway illuminated. The moon will continue to grow with each passing night.

Date:March 20, 1856
Moon Phase:Waxing Gibbous
Illumination:100%
Age:14.3 Days
Longitude:175.2°
Moon Sign:Virgo


The next Full Moon was on Friday, March 21, 1856 (Worm Moon), and the next New Moon was on Saturday, April 5, 1856.


Below are the lunar phases for the remainder of March 1856.


  • Sun
  • Mon
  • Tue
  • Wed
  • Thu
  • Fri
  • Sat
  • 1Waning Crescent title=
  • 2Waning Crescent title=
  • 3Waning Crescent title=
  • 4Waning Crescent title=
  • 5Waning Crescent title=
  • 6New Moon title=
  • 7Waxing Crescent title=
  • 8Waxing Crescent title=
  • 9Waxing Crescent title=
  • 10Waxing Crescent title=
  • 11Waxing Crescent title=
  • 12Waxing Crescent title=
  • 13First Quarter title=
  • 14Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 15Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 16Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 17Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 18Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 19Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 20Waxing Gibbous title=
  • 21Full Moon title=
  • 22Waning Gibbous title=
  • 23Waning Gibbous title=
  • 24Waning Gibbous title=
  • 25Waning Gibbous title=
  • 26Waning Gibbous title=
  • 27Waning Gibbous title=
  • 28Waning Gibbous title=
  • 29Last Quarter title=
  • 30Waning Crescent title=
  • 31Waning Crescent title=

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