Waning · 15.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on December 3, 1980Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, December 3, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 15.1% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
15.1%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
405,576 km252,013 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 3, 1980 is on Saturday, November 22, 1980 at 06:39 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, December 7, 1980 at 14:35 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, November 29, 1980 | 09:59 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, December 7, 1980 | 14:35 |
The Moon around December 3
More about this date
Wednesday, December 3, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 7, 1980 to the new moon of December 7, 1980, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
- 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.