Waning · 78.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 03°
Moon age
19.8days
Moon phase on December 30, 1977Waning Gibbous
On Friday, December 30, 1977, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 78.9% of its visible face lit, 19.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
78.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.8 dMoon age
396,204 km246,190 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (3°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 1977 is on Sunday, December 25, 1977 at 12:49 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 9, 1978 at 04:00 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 25, 1977 | 12:49 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 2, 1978 | 12:07 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Friday, December 30, 1977 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 10, 1977 to the new moon of January 9, 1978, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1977, or the whole moon calendar 1977.
- The same date one year apart: 1976 · 1978.
- 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.