Waxing · 96.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 20°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on December 3, 2006Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, December 3, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.8% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
367,251 km228,199 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 2006 is on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 00:25 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 22:18 UTC, 13 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 3
More about this date
Sunday, December 3, 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.
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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.