Waning · 17.6% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 16°
Moon age
25.9days
Moon phase on February 24, 2006Waning Crescent
On Friday, February 24, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 17.6% of its visible face lit, 25.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
17.6%Illumination at noon UTC
25.9 dMoon age
366,925 km227,996 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (16°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 24, 2006 is on Monday, February 13, 2006 at 04:45 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 00:31 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | 07:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | 00:31 |
The Moon around February 24
More about this date
Friday, February 24, 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.