Waxing · 46.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°
First Quarter at
20:16UTC
Moon phase on March 6, 2006First Quarter
On Monday, March 6, 2006, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.6% of its visible face lit, 6.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.5 dMoon age
387,049 km240,501 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 2006 is on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 23:36 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 00:31 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | 00:31 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, March 6, 2006 | 20:16 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 | 23:36 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Monday, March 6, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 28, 2006 to the new moon of March 29, 2006, a cycle of 29.41 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.