Waning · 13.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 15°
Moon age
25.8days
Moon phase on July 21, 2006Waning Crescent
On Friday, July 21, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 13.9% of its visible face lit, 25.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
13.9%Illumination at noon UTC
25.8 dMoon age
385,642 km239,626 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (15°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to July 21, 2006 is on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 03:02 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 04:31 UTC, 4 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 21
More about this date
Friday, July 21, 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.