Waning · 0.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°
New Moon at
19:10UTC
Moon phase on August 23, 2006New Moon
On Wednesday, August 23, 2006, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
403,964 km251,011 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 2006 is on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 10:54 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 19:10 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, August 16, 2006 | 01:51 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, August 23, 2006 | 19:10 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, August 31, 2006 | 22:57 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Wednesday, August 23, 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.