Waxing · 87.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°
Moon age
11.3days
Moon phase on November 2, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, November 2, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.1% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.1%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
362,354 km225,156 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (28°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 2, 2006 is on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 12:58 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 05:14 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, October 29, 2006 | 21:26 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, November 5, 2006 | 12:58 |
The Moon around November 2
More about this date
Thursday, November 2, 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 November 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.