Waning · 53.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Last Quarter at
19:11UTC
Moon phase on March 22, 2006Last Quarter
On Wednesday, March 22, 2006, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.4% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
380,043 km236,148 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 22, 2006 is on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 23:36 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 10:15 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 | 23:36 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, March 22, 2006 | 19:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, March 29, 2006 | 10:15 |
The Moon around March 22
More about this date
Wednesday, March 22, 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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