Waning · 96.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 16°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on April 15, 2006Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 15, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.7% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.7%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
393,424 km244,462 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 2006 is on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 16:40 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 19:44 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 13, 2006 | 16:40 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 21, 2006 | 03:29 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Saturday, April 15, 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.
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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.