The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 31, 1961
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
7:25 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 471
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 Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 348.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.80° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.18° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.1° |
| 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.