Waxing · 37.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 20°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on December 26, 2006Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, December 26, 2006, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 37.5% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
37.5%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
370,886 km230,458 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (20°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 26, 2006 is on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 13:58 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 14:01 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 20, 2006 | 14:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, December 27, 2006 | 14:48 |
The Moon around December 26
More about this date
Tuesday, December 26, 2006 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 20, 2006 to the new moon of January 19, 2007, a cycle of 29.58 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.