Waxing · 66.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on September 2, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, September 2, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 66.1% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
66.1%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
380,964 km236,720 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (29°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 2, 2006 is on Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 18:42 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 19:10 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, August 31, 2006 | 22:57 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, September 7, 2006 | 18:42 |
The Moon around September 2
More about this date
Saturday, September 2, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 23, 2006 to the new moon of September 22, 2006, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 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.