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The Moon on Saturday, July 6, 1963: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 08°

Full Moon at

21:56UTC

Moon phase on July 6, 1963Full Moon

Saturday 6 July 1963392,688 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, July 6, 1963, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.0 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.0 dMoon age
392,688 km244,005 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (9°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Buck Moon, 391,199 km from Earth. Partial lunar eclipse

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to July 6, 1963 is on Saturday, July 6, 1963 at 21:56 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, July 20, 1963 at 20:43 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, June 28, 196320:24
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, July 6, 196321:56
Last Quarter (after)Sunday, July 14, 196301:57

The Moon around July 6

More about this date

Saturday, July 6, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of June 21, 1963 to the new moon of July 20, 1963, a cycle of 29.37 days.