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The Moon on Saturday, July 1, 2006: Waxing Crescent, 30% lit

Waxing · 29.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°

Moon age

5.8days

Moon phase on July 1, 2006Waxing Crescent

Saturday 1 July 2006404,364 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 1, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.9% of its visible face lit, 5.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.8 dMoon age
404,364 km251,260 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 1, 2006 is on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 03:02 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 16:05 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, June 25, 200616:05
First Quarter (after)Monday, July 3, 200616:37

The Moon around July 1

More about this date

Saturday, July 1, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 25, 2006 to the new moon of July 25, 2006, a cycle of 29.52 days.