Waning · 2.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
Moon age
28.1days
Moon phase on April 26, 2006Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, April 26, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 28.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.1 dMoon age
364,508 km226,495 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 2006 is on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 16:40 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 19:44 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 21, 2006 | 03:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, April 27, 2006 | 19:44 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Wednesday, April 26, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.