Waning · 26.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 29°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on May 22, 2006Waning Crescent
On Monday, May 22, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.7% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
26.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
368,606 km229,041 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (29°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 2006 is on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 06:51 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 05:26 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 20, 2006 | 09:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, May 27, 2006 | 05:26 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Monday, May 22, 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.