The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, November 7, 1957
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
7:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 431
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 7:43 AM, is deepest at 9:26 AM and ends at 11:10 AM. Totality lasts from 9:11 AM to 9:42 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Nov 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.21° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.