Waning · 42.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°
Moon age
22.8days
Moon phase on July 18, 2006Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, July 18, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.3% of its visible face lit, 22.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.3%Illumination at noon UTC
22.8 dMoon age
374,848 km232,919 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (5°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 18, 2006 is on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 03:02 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 04:31 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, July 17, 2006 | 19:13 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, July 25, 2006 | 04:31 |
The Moon around July 18
More about this date
Tuesday, July 18, 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.
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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.