28 August 1963
Waxing Gibbous, 64% lit
"I have a dream"
A quarter of a million people stood on the National Mall under a waxing gibbous moon, in daylight, and heard a speech that was substantially improvised.
The "dream" section is not in the prepared text. Mahalia Jackson called out "tell them about the dream, Martin" from behind him, and he pushed the script aside.
- Date
- 28 August 1963
- Moon computed for
- 13:00 local time, UTC−4
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Illuminated
- 64%
Source: U.S. Library of Congress