Waning · 90.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 03°
Moon age
17.9days
Moon phase on February 16, 2006Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 90.6% of its visible face lit, 17.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
90.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.9 dMoon age
404,217 km251,169 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (3°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 16, 2006 is on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 04:45 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 00:31 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, February 13, 2006 | 04:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | 07:17 |
The Moon around February 16
More about this date
Thursday, February 16, 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.
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