Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 14°
Full Moon at
17:23UTC
Moon phase on May 8, 1963Full Moon
On Wednesday, May 8, 1963, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 14.6 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
14.6 dMoon age
405,755 km252,124 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (15°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Flower Moon, 405,535 km from Earth. Micromoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 8, 1963 is on Wednesday, May 8, 1963 at 17:23 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 23, 1963 at 20:29 UTC, 15 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 30, 1963 | 15:08 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Wednesday, May 8, 1963 | 17:23 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 16, 1963 | 13:36 |
The Moon around May 8
More about this date
Wednesday, May 8, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 1963 to the new moon of May 23, 1963, a cycle of 29.31 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in May 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.