Waning · 46.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 05°
Last Quarter at
03:29UTC
Moon phase on April 21, 2006Last Quarter
On Friday, April 21, 2006, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.1% of its visible face lit, 23.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.1 dMoon age
371,913 km231,096 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (6°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2006 is on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 16:40 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 19:44 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 13, 2006 | 16:40 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, April 21, 2006 | 03:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, April 27, 2006 | 19:44 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Friday, April 21, 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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