Waxing · 25.2% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 14°
Moon age
4.4days
Moon phase on January 4, 2006Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, January 4, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 25.2% of its visible face lit, 4.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
25.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.4 dMoon age
366,242 km227,572 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (14°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 4, 2006 is on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at 09:48 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 03:12 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, December 31, 2005 | 03:12 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 6, 2006 | 18:57 |
The Moon around January 4
More about this date
Wednesday, January 4, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 31, 2005 to the new moon of January 29, 2006, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 2006, or the whole moon calendar 2006.
- The same date one year apart: 2005 · 2007.
- 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.