The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 10, 1957
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
6:48 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 428
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.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.8° / 317.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.05° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 353.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.