The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 10, 1971
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
5:36 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 597
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 Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.1° / 349.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.72° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.01° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.8° |
| 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.