Waxing · 17.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
4.3days
Moon phase on October 26, 2006Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, October 26, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 17.2% of its visible face lit, 4.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
17.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.3 dMoon age
391,037 km242,979 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 26, 2006 is on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 12:58 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 05:14 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, October 22, 2006 | 05:14 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, October 29, 2006 | 21:26 |
The Moon around October 26
More about this date
Thursday, October 26, 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.