Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 28°
New Moon at
02:06UTC
Moon phase on December 16, 1963New Moon
On Monday, December 16, 1963, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
402,944 km250,378 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (28°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 16, 1963 is on Monday, December 30, 1963 at 11:04 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 16, 1963 at 02:06 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, December 7, 1963 | 21:34 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, December 16, 1963 | 02:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, December 23, 1963 | 19:54 |
The Moon around December 16
More about this date
Monday, December 16, 1963 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 16, 1963 to the new moon of January 14, 1964, a cycle of 29.78 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 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.