Waxing · 62.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 29°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on May 6, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, May 6, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.2% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
62.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
404,183 km251,147 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (30°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 6, 2006 is on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 06:51 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 19:44 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, May 5, 2006 | 05:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, May 13, 2006 | 06:51 |
The Moon around May 6
More about this date
Saturday, May 6, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 27, 2006 to the new moon of May 27, 2006, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.