Waning · 16.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 04°
Moon age
25.6days
Moon phase on August 15, 1963Waning Crescent
On Thursday, August 15, 1963, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 16.4% of its visible face lit, 25.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
16.4%Illumination at noon UTC
25.6 dMoon age
374,545 km232,731 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (4°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 15, 1963 is on Monday, August 5, 1963 at 09:31 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 19, 1963 at 07:35 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, August 12, 1963 | 06:21 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 19, 1963 | 07:35 |
The Moon around August 15
More about this date
Thursday, August 15, 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.