Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 09°
New Moon at
09:45UTC
Moon phase on December 30, 1948New Moon
On Thursday, December 30, 1948, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.7 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.7 dMoon age
390,207 km242,463 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (10°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 1948 is on Thursday, December 16, 1948 at 09:11 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, December 30, 1948 at 09:45 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, December 23, 1948 | 05:12 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, December 30, 1948 | 09:45 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, January 7, 1949 | 11:52 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Thursday, December 30, 1948 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 30, 1948 to the new moon of January 29, 1949, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1948, or the whole moon calendar 1948.
- The same date one year apart: 1947 · 1949.
- 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.