Waxing · 84.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on December 1, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, December 1, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 84.0% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
84.0%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
366,056 km227,456 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 1, 2006 is on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 00:25 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 22:18 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, November 28, 2006 | 06:29 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, December 5, 2006 | 00:25 |
The Moon around December 1
More about this date
Friday, December 1, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 20, 2006 to the new moon of December 20, 2006, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.