The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2070
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
8:43 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1826
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 303.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.28° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.93° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.