January 2006
- First quarterFri 6 Jan, 18:57
- Full moonSat 14 Jan, 09:48
- Last quarterSun 22 Jan, 15:14
- New moonSun 29 Jan, 14:15
Lunar calendar
Moon phases 2006
The lunar calendar for 2006: 12 new moons and 12 full moons, month by month, with a calendar of the Moon’s phase on each day that you can print.
Moon phases 2006 · times in UTC
February 2006
- First quarterSun 5 Feb, 06:29
- Full moonMon 13 Feb, 04:44
- Last quarterTue 21 Feb, 07:17
- New moonTue 28 Feb, 00:31
March 2006
- First quarterMon 6 Mar, 20:16
- Full moonTue 14 Mar, 23:35
- Last quarterWed 22 Mar, 19:10
- New moonWed 29 Mar, 10:15
April 2006
- First quarterWed 5 Apr, 12:01
- Full moonThu 13 Apr, 16:40
- Last quarterFri 21 Apr, 03:28
- New moonThu 27 Apr, 19:44
May 2006
- First quarterFri 5 May, 05:13
- Full moonSat 13 May, 06:51
- Last quarterSat 20 May, 09:20
- New moonSat 27 May, 05:26
June 2006
- First quarterSat 3 Jun, 23:06
- Full moonSun 11 Jun, 18:03
- Last quarterSun 18 Jun, 14:08
- New moonSun 25 Jun, 16:05
July 2006
- First quarterMon 3 Jul, 16:37
- Full moonTue 11 Jul, 03:02
- Last quarterMon 17 Jul, 19:13
- New moonTue 25 Jul, 04:31
August 2006
- First quarterWed 2 Aug, 08:46
- Full moonWed 9 Aug, 10:54
- Last quarterWed 16 Aug, 01:51
- New moonWed 23 Aug, 19:10
- First quarterThu 31 Aug, 22:56
September 2006
- Full moonThu 7 Sept, 18:42
- Last quarterThu 14 Sept, 11:15
- New moonFri 22 Sept, 11:45
- First quarterSat 30 Sept, 11:04
October 2006
- Full moonSat 7 Oct, 03:13
- Last quarterSat 14 Oct, 00:25
- New moonSun 22 Oct, 05:14
- First quarterSun 29 Oct, 21:25
November 2006
- Full moonSun 5 Nov, 12:58
- Last quarterSun 12 Nov, 17:45
- New moonMon 20 Nov, 22:18
- First quarterTue 28 Nov, 06:29
December 2006
- Full moonTue 5 Dec, 00:25
- Last quarterTue 12 Dec, 14:32
- New moonWed 20 Dec, 14:01
- First quarterWed 27 Dec, 14:48
Where you are
Moonrise and moonset in your city
The phase is the same everywhere; moonrise and moonset are not. Open the sun and moon page of your city for today’s times and a month of phases.
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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
How it works
The four principal phases
The Moon passes through four principal phases in about 29.5 days: new moon (Moon between Earth and Sun, unlit side towards us), first quarter (half the disc lit, on the right seen from the northern hemisphere), full moon (the whole disc lit) and last quarter (half lit, on the left). The days in between are crescent and gibbous, waxing before full moon and waning after it.
A lunar cycle lasts 29.53 days on average, but individual cycles range from about 29.3 to 29.8 days, so a year holds 12 or 13 of each principal phase, and the days between the four phases are not always the same.
Dates depend on the time zone
Each principal phase is one instant, the same everywhere. The calendar date of that instant depends on the time zone: a new moon at 23:30 UTC is already the next day in Asia and Australia. Use the switch above the calendar to read the dates in UTC or in your own zone; the grids and the lists change together.
The phase drawn for an ordinary day is the Moon at noon, so it is the same for everyone in that time zone. Illuminated percentages are the true lit fraction of the disc.
How we compute it
The principal phases are from Jean Meeus’s Astronomical Algorithms (chapter 49) and agree with the US Naval Observatory’s tables to the minute (checked for 2026 and 2027). The illuminated fraction comes from the Moon’s and Sun’s true positions. The calculation assumes a constant difference between Earth time and UTC and is good for 2000–2050.
Questions
Good to know
What are the moon phases in 2006?
There are 12 new moons, 13 first quarters, 12 full moons and 12 last quarters in 2006. The first new moon is on Sunday, 29 January 2006, the first full moon on Saturday, 14 January 2006 (dates in UTC).
How long is the lunar cycle?
The Moon takes 29.53 days on average to go from one new moon to the next, and individual cycles range from about 29.3 to 29.8 days.
Why does the date of a moon phase differ from another calendar?
A principal phase is a single instant, and the date depends on the time zone. Switch the calendar to your own time zone to read the phases in local time.
Can I print the moon phase calendar?
Yes. Use “Print this calendar”: the page prints on white paper in light ink, six months to a page, with the principal phases marked.
Is the Moon’s phase the same everywhere?
Yes, the same fraction of the disc is lit at the same moment everywhere on Earth. Only the date, and how the Moon looks (upside down in the south), differ.