Waning · 4.8% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 01°
Moon age
27.6days
Moon phase on December 18, 2006Waning Crescent
On Monday, December 18, 2006, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.8% of its visible face lit, 27.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.8%Illumination at noon UTC
27.6 dMoon age
392,878 km244,123 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (1°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 18, 2006 is on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 00:25 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 14:01 UTC, 2 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 18
More about this date
Monday, December 18, 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.