Waning · 21.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
24.7days
Moon phase on September 17, 2006Waning Crescent
On Sunday, September 17, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 21.2% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
21.2%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
398,474 km247,600 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (30°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 2006 is on Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 18:42 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 11:45 UTC, 5 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 17
More about this date
Sunday, September 17, 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.