Waning · 85.6% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 12°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on January 18, 2006Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, January 18, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.6% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.6%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
405,643 km252,055 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 18, 2006 is on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at 09:48 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 14:15 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, January 14, 2006 | 09:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, January 22, 2006 | 15:14 |
The Moon around January 18
More about this date
Wednesday, January 18, 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.
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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.