Waxing · 62.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
8.3days
Moon phase on May 31, 1963Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, May 31, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 62.7% of its visible face lit, 8.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
62.7%Illumination at noon UTC
8.3 dMoon age
400,650 km248,952 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (24°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to May 31, 1963 is on Friday, June 7, 1963 at 08:31 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 23, 1963 at 04:00 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, May 30, 1963 | 04:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, June 7, 1963 | 08:31 |
The Moon around May 31
More about this date
Friday, May 31, 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.