On Monday, February 25, 1963 the Moon was in its waxing crescent phase, with 3% of its disk illuminated and an age of 1.5 days since the last new moon. A thin lit sliver appears low in the western sky just after sunset and sets shortly after the Sun.
Moon data for this date
| Phase | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |
|---|---|
| Illumination | 3% |
| Moon age | 1.5 days |
| Day of the week | Monday |
| Last new moon | February 23, 1963 at 23:05 |
| Next full moon | March 10, 1963 at 04:48 (in 12.7 days) |
| Next new moon | March 25, 1963 at 09:09 (in 27.9 days) |
The Moon on the surrounding days
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About the waxing crescent
A thin lit sliver appears low in the western sky just after sunset and sets shortly after the Sun. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on February 25, 1963 it had completed 5% of the cycle that began with the new moon on February 23, 1963.
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