Waning · 9.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 07°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on October 6, 1999Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 6, 1999, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.3% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
384,444 km238,882 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (7°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 6, 1999 is on Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 10:51 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, October 9, 1999 at 11:35 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 2, 1999 | 04:02 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, October 9, 1999 | 11:35 |
The Moon around October 6
More about this date
Wednesday, October 6, 1999 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 9, 1999 to the new moon of October 9, 1999, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1999, or the whole moon calendar 1999.
- The same date one year apart: 1998 · 2000.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.