Waxing · 87.2% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 25°
Moon age
12.2days
Moon phase on August 31, 1963Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, August 31, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.2% of its visible face lit, 12.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.2 dMoon age
385,974 km239,833 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (25°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 31, 1963 is on Tuesday, September 3, 1963 at 19:34 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 19, 1963 at 07:35 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, August 27, 1963 | 06:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, September 3, 1963 | 19:34 |
The Moon around August 31
More about this date
Saturday, August 31, 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.