Waxing · 76.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 15°
Moon age
10.8days
Moon phase on July 6, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, July 6, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 76.3% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
76.3%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
391,597 km243,327 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (16°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 6, 2006 is on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 03:02 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 16:05 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, July 3, 2006 | 16:37 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 11, 2006 | 03:02 |
The Moon around July 6
More about this date
Thursday, July 6, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in July 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.