Every month of 1956 as a printable table, with public holidays, ISO week numbers and the year's eclipses, moon phases and meteor showers.
1956 has 366 days, starts on a Sunday, is a leap year, and runs to 52 ISO weeks. It runs from Sunday 1 January 1956 to Monday 31 December 1956. There are 9 United States federal holidays in 1956, two of which fall at a weekend and are kept on a different day. Worth knowing: 1 January 1956 falls in week 52 of 1955, not in week 1 of 1956.
Since 1956 ended
25,421days
The 1956 calendar, month by month
January
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
52
1
1
2New Year's Day, 2 January
3New Year's Day
4
5
6
7
8
2
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
3
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
4
23
24
25
26Australia Day
27
28
29
5
30
31
February
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
7
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
8
20
21
22Washington's Birthday
23
24
25
26
9
27
28
29
March
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
9
1
2
3
4
10
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
12
19St Patrick's Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
13
26
27
28
29
30Good Friday
31Easter Saturday
April
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
13
1
14
2Easter Monday
3
4
5
6
7
8
15
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
17
23
24
25Anzac Day
26
27
28
29
18
30
May
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
1
2
3
4
5
6
19
7May Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
20
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
21Whit Monday, Victoria Day
22
23
24
25
26
27
22
28
29
30Memorial Day
31
June
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
22
1
2
3
23
4June Bank Holiday
5
6
7
8
9
10
24
11Queen's Birthday
12
13
14
15
16
17
25
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
25
26
27
28
29
30
July
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
26
1
27
2Canada Day
3
4Independence Day
5
6
7
8
28
9
10
11
12Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
13
14
15
29
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
30
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
31
30
31
August
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
31
1
2
3
4
5
32
6Summer Bank Holiday, August Bank Holiday
7
8
9
10
11
12
33
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
34
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
35
27
28
29
30
31
September
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
35
1
2
36
3Labor Day, Labour Day
4
5
6
7
8
9
37
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
38
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
39
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
October
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
40
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
41
8Thanksgiving
9
10
11
12Columbus Day
13
14
42
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
43
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
44
29October Bank Holiday
30
31
November
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
44
1
2
3
4
45
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
46
12Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
13
14
15
16
17
18
47
19
20
21
22Thanksgiving Day
23
24
25
48
26
27
28
29
30
December
Wk
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
48
1
2
49
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
50
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
51
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
52
24
25Christmas Day
26Boxing Day, St Stephen's Day
27
28
29
30
1
31
Public holiday in the selected country
Today
Saturday and Sunday
Wk ISO 8601 week number
Weeks start on Monday so that the week number in the left gutter applies to the
whole row. ISO 8601 defines week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of
the year, which is why 1956 has 52 weeks and why 1 January is not always
in week 1.
Public holidays in 1956
The 11 federal holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103, with the rules that were actually in force in each year. State and local holidays are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1956
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1956
22 February 1956
Wednesday
Washington's Birthday
On the day
30 May 1956
Wednesday
Memorial Day (Kept as Decoration Day on a fixed 30 May until 1970.)
On the day
4 July 1956
Wednesday
Independence Day
On the day
3 September 1956
Monday
Labor Day
On the day
12 October 1956
Friday
Columbus Day
On the day
11 November 1956
Sunday
Veterans Day
Monday 12 November 1956
22 November 1956
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
On the day
25 December 1956
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
Bank holidays in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, including the one-off royal and jubilee holidays.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
30 March 1956
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
2 April 1956
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
21 May 1956
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
6 August 1956
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1956
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1956
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Scotland. Scotland keeps 2 January and the first Monday in August, and does not keep Easter Monday.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1956
Sunday
New Year's Day
Tuesday 3 January 1956
2 January 1956
Monday
2 January
On the day
30 March 1956
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
21 May 1956
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
6 August 1956
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1956
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1956
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Bank holidays in Northern Ireland: the England and Wales set plus St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
17 March 1956
Saturday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 19 March 1956
30 March 1956
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
2 April 1956
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
21 May 1956
Monday
Whit Monday
On the day
12 July 1956
Thursday
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen’s Day)
On the day
6 August 1956
Monday
Summer Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1956
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1956
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1956
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1956
17 March 1956
Saturday
St Patrick's Day
Monday 19 March 1956
2 April 1956
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
7 May 1956
Monday
May Day
On the day
4 June 1956
Monday
June Bank Holiday
On the day
6 August 1956
Monday
August Bank Holiday
On the day
29 October 1956
Monday
October Bank Holiday
On the day
25 December 1956
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1956
Wednesday
St Stephen's Day
On the day
Federal statutory holidays. Provincial holidays (Family Day, Civic Holiday, St Jean Baptiste) are not included and vary by province.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1956
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1956
30 March 1956
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
21 May 1956
Monday
Victoria Day (The Monday before 25 May.)
On the day
1 July 1956
Sunday
Canada Day
Monday 2 July 1956
3 September 1956
Monday
Labour Day
On the day
8 October 1956
Monday
Thanksgiving
On the day
11 November 1956
Sunday
Remembrance Day
Monday 12 November 1956
25 December 1956
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1956
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
Public holidays kept nationally. State holidays (Labour Day, show days, Melbourne Cup) vary by state and are not included.
Date
Day
Holiday
Observed
1 January 1956
Sunday
New Year's Day
Monday 2 January 1956
26 January 1956
Thursday
Australia Day
On the day
30 March 1956
Friday
Good Friday
On the day
31 March 1956
Saturday
Easter Saturday
On the day
2 April 1956
Monday
Easter Monday
On the day
25 April 1956
Wednesday
Anzac Day (Substitute days for a weekend Anzac Day vary by state.)
On the day
11 June 1956
Monday
Queen's Birthday (Not kept in June in Queensland or Western Australia.)
On the day
25 December 1956
Tuesday
Christmas Day
On the day
26 December 1956
Wednesday
Boxing Day
On the day
The sky in 1956
Equinoxes, solstices and eclipses are given in UTC, because an eclipse happens
at one instant everywhere. Convert to your own zone before you set an alarm.
Equinoxes and solstices, and the eclipses of 1956.
Date
Time (UTC)
Event
Detail
20 March 1956
15:20
March equinox
Spring begins in the northern hemisphere, autumn in the southern.
24 May 1956
15:31
Partial lunar eclipse
206 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
8 June 1956
21:20
Total solar eclipse
Greatest eclipse at 40.7°S 140.7°W, 100% of the Sun covered there.
21 June 1956
10:24
June solstice
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the southern.
23 September 1956
01:35
September equinox
Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere, spring in the southern.
18 November 1956
06:47
Total lunar eclipse
80 minutes of totality · 210 minutes of partial phase · Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
2 December 1956
08:00
Partial solar eclipse
The centre of the shadow misses the Earth; this one is partial everywhere it is seen.
21 December 1956
20:59
December solstice
The shortest day in the northern hemisphere, the longest in the southern.
Full moons
The traditional names are month-based, with two exceptions we compute rather
than assume: the Harvest Moon is the full moon nearest the September equinox,
and a second full moon inside one calendar month is a Blue Moon.
Date
Time (UTC)
Name
Note
27 January 1956
14:40
Wolf Moon
26 February 1956
01:42
Snow Moon
26 March 1956
13:11
Worm Moon
25 April 1956
01:41
Pink Moon
24 May 1956
15:26
Flower Moon
23 June 1956
06:14
Strawberry Moon
22 July 1956
21:29
Buck Moon
21 August 1956
12:38
Sturgeon Moon
20 September 1956
03:19
Harvest Moon
The full moon nearest the September equinox.
19 October 1956
17:25
Hunter's Moon
18 November 1956
06:45
Beaver Moon
17 December 1956
19:06
Cold Moon
All 49 moon phases in 1956
Date
Time (UTC)
Phase
4 January 1956
22:41
Last Quarter
13 January 1956
03:01
New Moon
20 January 1956
22:58
First Quarter
27 January 1956
14:40
Full Moon
3 February 1956
16:08
Last Quarter
11 February 1956
21:38
New Moon
19 February 1956
09:21
First Quarter
26 February 1956
01:42
Full Moon
4 March 1956
11:53
Last Quarter
12 March 1956
13:37
New Moon
19 March 1956
17:14
First Quarter
26 March 1956
13:11
Full Moon
3 April 1956
08:06
Last Quarter
11 April 1956
02:39
New Moon
17 April 1956
23:28
First Quarter
25 April 1956
01:41
Full Moon
3 May 1956
02:56
Last Quarter
10 May 1956
13:04
New Moon
17 May 1956
05:15
First Quarter
24 May 1956
15:26
Full Moon
1 June 1956
19:13
Last Quarter
8 June 1956
21:29
New Moon
15 June 1956
11:56
First Quarter
23 June 1956
06:14
Full Moon
1 July 1956
08:41
Last Quarter
8 July 1956
04:38
New Moon
14 July 1956
20:47
First Quarter
22 July 1956
21:29
Full Moon
30 July 1956
19:31
Last Quarter
6 August 1956
11:25
New Moon
13 August 1956
08:45
First Quarter
21 August 1956
12:38
Full Moon
29 August 1956
04:13
Last Quarter
4 September 1956
18:57
New Moon
12 September 1956
00:13
First Quarter
20 September 1956
03:19
Full Moon
27 September 1956
11:25
Last Quarter
4 October 1956
04:25
New Moon
11 October 1956
18:44
First Quarter
19 October 1956
17:25
Full Moon
26 October 1956
18:02
Last Quarter
2 November 1956
16:44
New Moon
10 November 1956
15:09
First Quarter
18 November 1956
06:45
Full Moon
25 November 1956
01:13
Last Quarter
2 December 1956
08:13
New Moon
10 December 1956
11:51
First Quarter
17 December 1956
19:06
Full Moon
24 December 1956
10:10
Last Quarter
Meteor showers
Peak nights drift by about a day between years, because the Earth meets each
stream at a fixed point in its orbit rather than on a fixed date. What
changes the view far more is the Moon, so we compute how much of it is lit
on the peak night of 1956.
Peak
Shower
Rate/hour
Moon lit
Viewing
3 January 1956
Quadrantids (debris from Asteroid 2003 EH1)
110
61%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
22 April 1956
Lyrids (debris from Comet Thatcher)
18
95%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
6 May 1956
Eta Aquariids (debris from Halley's Comet)
50
16%
Mostly dark
30 July 1956
Southern Delta Aquariids (debris from Comet 96P/Machholz)
25
49%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
12 August 1956
Perseids (debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle)
100
46%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
8 October 1956
Draconids (debris from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner)
10
24%
Mostly dark
21 October 1956
Orionids (debris from Halley's Comet)
20
94%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
5 November 1956
Southern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
11%
Dark sky, near new moon
12 November 1956
Northern Taurids (debris from Comet Encke)
5
71%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
17 November 1956
Leonids (debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle)
15
100%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
14 December 1956
Geminids (debris from Asteroid 3200 Phaethon)
150
89%
Bright moon, only the brightest will show
22 December 1956
Ursids (debris from Comet 8P/Tuttle)
10
67%
Moonlight will wash out fainter meteors
About the year 1956
1956 at a glance
Days
366
Leap year
Yes
1 January
Sunday
31 December
Monday
ISO weeks
52
Weekend days
105
1956 is a leap year, so February has 29 days. A year is a leap year when it divides by 4, except century years, which must also divide by 400. That is why 1900 was not a leap year and 2000 was.
Years you can reuse this calendar for
These years start on the same weekday and have the same February, so the grid
above is identical. A 1956 wall calendar hangs again, unchanged, in any of them.
Public holidays computed from statute, cross-checked against
Nager.Date for every year it covers. Astronomical
events computed with astronomy-engine. Week numbers follow ISO 8601. Times are UTC.