Waxing · 94.5% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°
Moon age
13.3days
Moon phase on August 7, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Monday, August 7, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.5% of its visible face lit, 13.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.3 dMoon age
368,581 km229,026 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 7, 2006 is on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 10:54 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 04:31 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 2, 2006 | 08:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 9, 2006 | 10:54 |
The Moon around August 7
More about this date
Monday, August 7, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 25, 2006 to the new moon of August 23, 2006, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.