Waxing · 93.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°
Moon age
12.8days
Moon phase on May 6, 1906Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, May 6, 1906, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 93.3% of its visible face lit, 12.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
93.3%Illumination at noon UTC
12.8 dMoon age
361,881 km224,863 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 1906 is on Tuesday, May 8, 1906 at 14:10 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 23, 1906 at 16:07 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, May 1, 1906 | 19:07 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 8, 1906 | 14:10 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Sunday, May 6, 1906 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 1906 to the new moon of May 23, 1906, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 1906, or the whole moon calendar 1906.
- The same date one year apart: 1905 · 1907.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.