Waxing · 5.7% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 05°
Moon age
2.1days
Moon phase on December 30, 1970Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, December 30, 1970, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
366,299 km227,608 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (6°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 1970 is on Monday, January 11, 1971 at 13:20 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 28, 1970 at 10:43 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 28, 1970 | 10:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, January 4, 1971 | 04:55 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Wednesday, December 30, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 28, 1970 to the new moon of January 26, 1971, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1970, or the whole moon calendar 1970.
- The same date one year apart: 1969 · 1971.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.