Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
New Moon at
05:26UTC
Moon phase on May 27, 2006New Moon
On Saturday, May 27, 2006, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
378,716 km235,323 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (10°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 27, 2006 is on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 06:51 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 05:26 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, May 20, 2006 | 09:21 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, May 27, 2006 | 05:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, June 3, 2006 | 23:06 |
The Moon around May 27
More about this date
Saturday, May 27, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 27, 2006 to the new moon of June 25, 2006, a cycle of 29.44 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.
- 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.