Waxing · 29.0% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 19°
Moon age
4.9days
Moon phase on December 6, 2005Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 6, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.0% of its visible face lit, 4.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.0%Illumination at noon UTC
4.9 dMoon age
368,111 km228,733 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (19°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 2005 is on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:16 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 1, 2005 at 15:01 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, December 1, 2005 | 15:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, December 8, 2005 | 09:36 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Tuesday, December 6, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 1, 2005 to the new moon of December 31, 2005, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.