Waning · 78.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 12°
Moon age
18.6days
Moon phase on December 9, 2006Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 9, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.4% of its visible face lit, 18.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.6 dMoon age
393,132 km244,281 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (13°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 9, 2006 is on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 00:25 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 14:01 UTC, 11 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 9
More about this date
Saturday, December 9, 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.