Waning · 87.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 21°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on December 30, 2004Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, December 30, 2004, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 87.0% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
87.0%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
403,779 km250,896 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (21°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 2004 is on Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 15:07 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 12:03 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, December 26, 2004 | 15:07 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, January 3, 2005 | 17:46 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Thursday, December 30, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2004 to the new moon of January 10, 2005, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2004, or the whole moon calendar 2004.
- The same date one year apart: 2003 · 2005.
- 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.