Waning · 5.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 05°
Moon age
27.3days
Moon phase on June 23, 2006Waning Crescent
On Friday, June 23, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 5.5% of its visible face lit, 27.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
5.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.3 dMoon age
380,664 km236,533 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to June 23, 2006 is on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 18:03 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 16:05 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, June 18, 2006 | 14:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, June 25, 2006 | 16:05 |
The Moon around June 23
More about this date
Friday, June 23, 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 June 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.