The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 1964
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
7:00 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 515
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 306.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.78° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.99° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.