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The Moon on Monday, February 6, 2006: Waxing Gibbous, 63% lit

Waxing · 62.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°

Moon age

7.9days

Moon phase on February 6, 2006Waxing Gibbous

Monday 6 February 2006387,877 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, February 6, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.9% of its visible face lit, 7.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

62.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.9 dMoon age
387,877 km241,015 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (2°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 6, 2006 is on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 04:45 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 14:15 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, February 5, 200606:29
Full Moon (after)Monday, February 13, 200604:45

The Moon around February 6

More about this date

Monday, February 6, 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.