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The Moon on Friday, May 24, 1963: Waxing Crescent, 3% lit

Waxing · 2.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 21°

Moon age

1.3days

Moon phase on May 24, 1963Waxing Crescent

Friday 24 May 1963363,636 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, May 24, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.7% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

2.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
363,636 km225,953 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (21°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to May 24, 1963 is on Friday, June 7, 1963 at 08:31 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 23, 1963 at 04:00 UTC, 1 day earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, May 23, 196304:00
First Quarter (after)Thursday, May 30, 196304:55

The Moon around May 24

More about this date

Friday, May 24, 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.