GlensDomain.com Moon Phases
Moon Phase for Wednesday August 9, 2006
Full — 100% Illuminated
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Sunday Aug 6, 2006 
80% — Waxing Gibbous |
Monday Aug 7, 2006 
90% — Waxing Gibbous |
Tuesday Aug 8, 2006
90% — Waxing Gibbous |
Thursday Aug 10, 2006 
92% — Waning Gibbous |
Friday Aug 11, 2006 
84% — Waning Gibbous |
Saturday Aug 12, 2006 
76% — Waning Gibbous |
Full Phase
During a Full Moon the moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth and is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. The Moon will be visible throughout the night sky rising at sunset in the east and setting with the sunrise the next morning.
The point at which a Full Moon occurs can be measured down to a fraction of a second.
The time it takes between full moons is known as a Synodic month and is 29.530587981 days long.