Waxing · 12.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 23°
Moon age
2.9days
Moon phase on February 1, 2006Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, February 1, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 12.3% of its visible face lit, 2.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
12.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.9 dMoon age
362,042 km224,963 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (23°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 1, 2006 is on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 04:45 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 14:15 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, January 29, 2006 | 14:15 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, February 5, 2006 | 06:29 |
The Moon around February 1
More about this date
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 29, 2006 to the new moon of February 28, 2006, a cycle of 29.43 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.