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The Moon on Saturday, December 30, 1916: Waxing Crescent, 39% lit

Waxing · 39.1% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 25°

Moon age

5.6days

Moon phase on December 30, 1916Waxing Crescent

Saturday 30 December 1916373,351 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, December 30, 1916, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 39.1% of its visible face lit, 5.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

39.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.6 dMoon age
373,351 km231,989 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (26°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to December 30, 1916 is on Monday, January 8, 1917 at 07:42 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 24, 1916 at 20:31 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, December 24, 191620:31
First Quarter (after)Sunday, December 31, 191612:07

The Moon around December 30

More about this date

Saturday, December 30, 1916 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 24, 1916 to the new moon of January 23, 1917, a cycle of 29.46 days.