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The Moon on Thursday, February 7, 1963: Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit

Waxing · 98.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 04°

Moon age

12.9days

Moon phase on February 7, 1963Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 7 February 1963388,206 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, February 7, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.7% of its visible face lit, 12.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

98.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.9 dMoon age
388,206 km241,220 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (5°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to February 7, 1963 is on Friday, February 8, 1963 at 14:52 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, January 25, 1963 at 13:42 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, February 1, 196308:50
Full Moon (after)Friday, February 8, 196314:52

The Moon around February 7

More about this date

Thursday, February 7, 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.