Waxing · 95.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on February 6, 1963Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, February 6, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.3% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.3%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
384,844 km239,131 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to February 6, 1963 is on Friday, February 8, 1963 at 14:52 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 25, 1963 at 13:42 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, February 1, 1963 | 08:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, February 8, 1963 | 14:52 |
The Moon around February 6
More about this date
Wednesday, February 6, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of January 25, 1963 to the new moon of February 24, 1963, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in February 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.