Waxing · 0.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 17°
Moon age
0.7days
Moon phase on December 30, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 30, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 0.9% of its visible face lit, 0.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
0.9%Illumination at noon UTC
0.7 dMoon age
359,737 km223,530 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 1959 is on Wednesday, January 13, 1960 at 23:51 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 29, 1959 at 19:09 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 29, 1959 | 19:09 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, January 5, 1960 | 18:53 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Wednesday, December 30, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 1959 to the new moon of January 28, 1960, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.