Waxing · 89.9% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 03°
Moon age
12.0days
Moon phase on October 4, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, October 4, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.9% of its visible face lit, 12.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.9%Illumination at noon UTC
12.0 dMoon age
361,444 km224,591 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (4°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 4, 2006 is on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 03:13 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 11:45 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, September 30, 2006 | 11:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, October 7, 2006 | 03:13 |
The Moon around October 4
More about this date
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 22, 2006 to the new moon of October 22, 2006, a cycle of 29.73 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.