Waning · 29.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 03°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on December 30, 1953Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 30, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.4% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
29.4%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
402,171 km249,898 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (3°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 1953 is on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 11:44 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 5, 1954 at 02:21 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 28, 1953 | 05:44 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 5, 1954 | 02:21 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Wednesday, December 30, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 6, 1953 to the new moon of January 5, 1954, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.