Waning · 29.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
23.7days
Moon phase on September 16, 2006Waning Crescent
On Saturday, September 16, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.8% of its visible face lit, 23.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
29.8%Illumination at noon UTC
23.7 dMoon age
394,499 km245,130 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 16, 2006 is on Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 18:42 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 11:45 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 14, 2006 | 11:16 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, September 22, 2006 | 11:45 |
The Moon around September 16
More about this date
Saturday, September 16, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.