Waning · 25.1% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 08°
Moon age
24.8days
Moon phase on December 30, 2010Waning Crescent
On Thursday, December 30, 2010, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.1% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
375,432 km233,283 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 2010 is on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 08:14 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 09:03 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, December 28, 2010 | 04:19 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, January 4, 2011 | 09:03 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Thursday, December 30, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 5, 2010 to the new moon of January 4, 2011, a cycle of 29.64 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
- 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.