Waning · 9.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
26.6days
Moon phase on August 16, 1963Waning Crescent
On Friday, August 16, 1963, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 9.1% of its visible face lit, 26.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
9.1%Illumination at noon UTC
26.6 dMoon age
377,055 km234,291 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (18°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 16, 1963 is on Monday, August 5, 1963 at 09:31 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 19, 1963 at 07:35 UTC, 3 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 16
More about this date
Friday, August 16, 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.