Waxing · 28.9% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 04°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on October 23, 1963Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, October 23, 1963, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 28.9% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
28.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
400,979 km249,157 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (4°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 23, 1963 is on Friday, November 1, 1963 at 13:55 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, October 17, 1963 at 12:43 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, October 17, 1963 | 12:43 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, October 25, 1963 | 17:20 |
The Moon around October 23
More about this date
Wednesday, October 23, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of October 17, 1963 to the new moon of November 16, 1963, a cycle of 29.76 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.