The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 1957
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
7:19 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 430
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 Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.8° / 338.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 7.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.48° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.52° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| 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.