The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, August 10, 1995

Full Moon Sturgeon Moon

99.8% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
36°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.8%
Age
14.0 days
Distance
366,000 km
Apparent size
32.6′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
898

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Sturgeon 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 Sun178.71°
Phase angle4.97°
Illuminated fraction99.81%
Altitude / azimuth-55.9° / 320.3°
Right ascension / declination21h 09m / -11.36°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude316.28° / 4.81°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.52° / -5.89°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude5.17° / -1.45°
Position angle of the axis342.6°
Position angle of the bright limb322.1°
Apparent magnitude-12.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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