Waning · 0.8% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 21°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on May 22, 1963Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, May 22, 1963, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 0.8% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
0.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
358,881 km222,998 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (21°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 22, 1963 is on Wednesday, May 8, 1963 at 17:23 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 23, 1963 at 04:00 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 16, 1963 | 13:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 23, 1963 | 04:00 |
The Moon around May 22
More about this date
Wednesday, May 22, 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.