| Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| Wolf Moon | Thursday, January 26, 1956 |
| Snow Moon | Friday, February 24, 1956 |
| Worm Moon | Saturday, March 24, 1956 |
| Pink Moon | Monday, April 23, 1956 |
| Flower Moon | Tuesday, May 22, 1956 |
| Strawberry Moon | Thursday, June 21, 1956 |
| Buck Moon | Friday, July 20, 1956 |
| Sturgeon Moon | Sunday, August 19, 1956 |
| Harvest Moon (Corn Moon) | Tuesday, September 18, 1956 |
| Hunter's Moon | Wednesday, October 17, 1956 |
| Beaver Moon | Friday, November 16, 1956 |
| Cold Moon | Sunday, December 16, 1956 |
The moon shows its full face to Earth once a month. Well, sort of. In fact, the same side of the moon always faces the planet, but part of it is in shadow. And, in reality most of the time the "full moon" is never perfectly full. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100 percent full, and that alignment produces a lunar eclipse. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season, depending on which definition you prefer).