Waxing · 46.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 26°
First Quarter at
19:54UTC
Moon phase on December 23, 1963First Quarter
On Monday, December 23, 1963, the Moon was a First Quarter: 46.5% of its visible face lit, 7.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
46.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.4 dMoon age
378,247 km235,032 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (27°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 23, 1963 is on Monday, December 30, 1963 at 11:04 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, December 16, 1963 at 02:06 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, December 16, 1963 | 02:06 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Monday, December 23, 1963 | 19:54 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, December 30, 1963 | 11:04 |
The Moon around December 23
More about this date
Monday, December 23, 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.