Waxing · 5.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 23°
Moon age
2.2days
Moon phase on August 21, 1963Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, August 21, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 5.2% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
5.2%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
395,109 km245,509 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (24°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 21, 1963 is on Tuesday, September 3, 1963 at 19:34 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 19, 1963 at 07:35 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, August 19, 1963 | 07:35 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, August 27, 1963 | 06:54 |
The Moon around August 21
More about this date
Wednesday, August 21, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 19, 1963 to the new moon of September 17, 1963, a cycle of 29.55 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.