Waning · 38.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°
Moon age
22.9days
Moon phase on December 30, 1980Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, December 30, 1980, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 38.6% of its visible face lit, 22.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
38.6%Illumination at noon UTC
22.9 dMoon age
404,598 km251,406 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (22°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 1980 is on Sunday, December 21, 1980 at 18:08 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 6, 1981 at 07:24 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, December 29, 1980 | 06:32 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 6, 1981 | 07:24 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Tuesday, December 30, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 7, 1980 to the new moon of January 6, 1981, a cycle of 29.70 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.