Waxing · 50.9% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
First Quarter at
10:04UTC
Moon phase on December 30, 2003First Quarter
On Tuesday, December 30, 2003, the Moon was a First Quarter: 50.9% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
50.9%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
395,496 km245,750 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 2003 is on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at 15:40 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 09:43 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, December 23, 2003 | 09:43 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 | 10:04 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 7, 2004 | 15:40 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Tuesday, December 30, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 23, 2003 to the new moon of January 21, 2004, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.