Waxing · 55.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
First Quarter at
01:02UTC
Moon phase on January 3, 1963First Quarter
On Thursday, January 3, 1963, the Moon was a First Quarter: 55.3% of its visible face lit, 7.5 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
55.3%Illumination at noon UTC
7.5 dMoon age
370,119 km229,981 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 3, 1963 is on Wednesday, January 9, 1963 at 23:08 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, December 26, 1962 at 22:59 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, December 26, 1962 | 22:59 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, January 3, 1963 | 01:02 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, January 9, 1963 | 23:08 |
The Moon around January 3
More about this date
Thursday, January 3, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 26, 1962 to the new moon of January 25, 1963, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1963, or the whole moon calendar 1963.
- The same date one year apart: 1962 · 1964.
- 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.