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The Moon on Friday, February 17, 2006: Waning Gibbous, 84% lit

Waning · 84.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°

Moon age

18.9days

Moon phase on February 17, 2006Waning Gibbous

Friday 17 February 2006402,003 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, February 17, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.4% of its visible face lit, 18.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

84.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.9 dMoon age
402,003 km249,793 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 17, 2006 is on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 04:45 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 00:31 UTC, 11 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Monday, February 13, 200604:45
Last Quarter (after)Tuesday, February 21, 200607:17

The Moon around February 17

More about this date

Friday, February 17, 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.