Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°
New Moon at
04:00UTC
Moon phase on May 23, 1963New Moon
On Thursday, May 23, 1963, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
360,401 km223,943 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 23, 1963 is on Wednesday, May 8, 1963 at 17:23 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 23, 1963 at 04:00 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 16, 1963 | 13:36 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, May 23, 1963 | 04:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, May 30, 1963 | 04:55 |
The Moon around May 23
More about this date
Thursday, May 23, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of May 23, 1963 to the new moon of June 21, 1963, a cycle of 29.32 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.