Waning · 97.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
Moon age
16.2days
Moon phase on December 30, 1955Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 30, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 16.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
16.2 dMoon age
358,770 km222,929 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (27°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 1955 is on Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 03:44 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 13, 1956 at 03:01 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 29, 1955 | 03:44 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, January 4, 1956 | 22:41 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Friday, December 30, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 14, 1955 to the new moon of January 13, 1956, a cycle of 29.83 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.