Waning · 53.9% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°
Last Quarter at
20:35UTC
Moon phase on August 23, 1970Last Quarter
On Sunday, August 23, 1970, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 53.9% of its visible face lit, 21.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
53.9%Illumination at noon UTC
21.3 dMoon age
383,818 km238,493 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to August 23, 1970 is on Monday, August 17, 1970 at 03:15 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, August 31, 1970 at 22:01 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, August 17, 1970 | 03:15 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Sunday, August 23, 1970 | 20:35 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, August 31, 1970 | 22:01 |
The Moon around August 23
More about this date
Sunday, August 23, 1970 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of August 2, 1970 to the new moon of August 31, 1970, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in August 1970, or the whole moon calendar 1970.
- The same date one year apart: 1969 · 1971.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.