Waning · 16.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on December 16, 2006Waning Crescent
On Saturday, December 16, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.5% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.5%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
400,068 km248,591 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 2006 is on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 00:25 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 14:01 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 12, 2006 | 14:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, December 20, 2006 | 14:01 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Saturday, December 16, 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.