Waning · 45.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°
Last Quarter at
01:51UTC
Moon phase on August 16, 2006Last Quarter
On Wednesday, August 16, 2006, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 45.5% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
45.5%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
379,458 km235,784 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 2006 is on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 10:54 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 19:10 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, August 9, 2006 | 10:54 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 | 01:51 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, August 23, 2006 | 19:10 |
The Moon around August 16
More about this date
Wednesday, August 16, 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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