Waxing · 53.0% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 11°
First Quarter at
04:55UTC
Moon phase on May 30, 1963First Quarter
On Thursday, May 30, 1963, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.0% of its visible face lit, 7.3 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.3 dMoon age
396,743 km246,524 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (12°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 30, 1963 is on Friday, June 7, 1963 at 08:31 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 23, 1963 at 04:00 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, May 23, 1963 | 04:00 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, May 30, 1963 | 04:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, June 7, 1963 | 08:31 |
The Moon around May 30
More about this date
Thursday, May 30, 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.