Waning · 99.9% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Full Moon at
10:54UTC
Moon phase on August 9, 2006Full Moon
On Wednesday, August 9, 2006, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.3 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.3 dMoon age
361,145 km224,405 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Sturgeon Moon, 361,247 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 9, 2006 is on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 10:54 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 19:10 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 2, 2006 | 08:46 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 9, 2006 | 10:54 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 | 01:51 |
The Moon around August 9
More about this date
Wednesday, August 9, 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.
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