Waning · 98.5% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 27°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on August 6, 1963Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, August 6, 1963, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
376,499 km233,946 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (27°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 6, 1963 is on Monday, August 5, 1963 at 09:31 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 19, 1963 at 07:35 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 5, 1963 | 09:31 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Monday, August 12, 1963 | 06:21 |
The Moon around August 6
More about this date
Tuesday, August 6, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of July 20, 1963 to the new moon of August 19, 1963, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 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.