Waning · 97.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Moon age
16.5days
Moon phase on March 16, 2006Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 16, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 16.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
16.5 dMoon age
402,470 km250,083 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (12°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 16, 2006 is on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 23:36 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 10:15 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 | 23:36 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 22, 2006 | 19:11 |
The Moon around March 16
More about this date
Thursday, March 16, 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.
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