Waning · 97.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on December 6, 2006Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, December 6, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.1% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.1%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
377,767 km234,734 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 6, 2006 is on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 00:25 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 14:01 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 5, 2006 | 00:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, December 12, 2006 | 14:32 |
The Moon around December 6
More about this date
Wednesday, December 6, 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.