Waning · 88.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 18°
Moon age
17.5days
Moon phase on December 30, 2023Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, December 30, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.5% of its visible face lit, 17.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.5%Illumination at noon UTC
17.5 dMoon age
402,418 km250,051 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (18°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 30, 2023 is on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 00:33 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 11:57 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | 00:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 4, 2024 | 03:31 |
The Moon around December 30
More about this date
Saturday, December 30, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 12, 2023 to the new moon of January 11, 2024, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.