Waxing · 98.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 09°
Moon age
14.1days
Moon phase on April 12, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 12, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 14.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.1 dMoon age
401,884 km249,719 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (9°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 2006 is on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 16:40 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 10:15 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 5, 2006 | 12:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 13, 2006 | 16:40 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 29, 2006 to the new moon of April 27, 2006, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 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.