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17th day and 3rd week in 1956

Day Information

This day was 25630 days ago, today is 3/20/2026.

Moon: waxing, moon phase is waxing crescent, age 4.3 days, new moon February 11, full moon January 27.

Date ISO 8601 format: 1956-01-17T11:59:21-08:00

UTC date and time: 1956-01-17 19:59:21

Unix time: -440395239

Sun information in Los Angeles

Sunrise: 6:56 AM

Sunset: 5:09 PM

At zenith: 12:03 PM

Length of day: 10h 12m

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