Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 02°
New Moon at
05:14UTC
Moon phase on October 22, 2006New Moon
On Sunday, October 22, 2006, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 0.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
0.3 dMoon age
402,688 km250,219 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (2°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 22, 2006 is on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 12:58 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 05:14 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, October 14, 2006 | 00:26 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, October 22, 2006 | 05:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 29, 2006 | 21:26 |
The Moon around October 22
More about this date
Sunday, October 22, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 22, 2006 to the new moon of November 20, 2006, a cycle of 29.71 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.
- 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.