The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 23, 1970
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
2:40 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 589
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.79° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.76° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.