Waning · 1.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 10°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on October 16, 1963Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, October 16, 1963, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.2% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
401,916 km249,739 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (11°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 16, 1963 is on Thursday, October 3, 1963 at 04:44 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 17, 1963 at 12:43 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, October 9, 1963 | 19:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, October 17, 1963 | 12:43 |
The Moon around October 16
More about this date
Wednesday, October 16, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 17, 1963 to the new moon of October 17, 1963, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 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.