Waxing · 78.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
9.4days
Moon phase on March 5, 1963Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 5, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.3% of its visible face lit, 9.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.3%Illumination at noon UTC
9.4 dMoon age
385,936 km239,810 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 5, 1963 is on Sunday, March 10, 1963 at 07:49 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, February 24, 1963 at 02:06 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 2, 1963 | 17:17 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, March 10, 1963 | 07:49 |
The Moon around March 5
More about this date
Tuesday, March 5, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 24, 1963 to the new moon of March 25, 1963, a cycle of 29.42 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 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.