Waning · 35.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 08°
Moon age
23.0days
Moon phase on October 15, 2006Waning Crescent
On Sunday, October 15, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 35.6% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
35.6%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
398,748 km247,771 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (9°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 15, 2006 is on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 03:13 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 05:14 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 14, 2006 | 00:26 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, October 22, 2006 | 05:14 |
The Moon around October 15
More about this date
Sunday, October 15, 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.