The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 11, 1971
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
8:11 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 594
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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 347.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.57° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.40° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.4° |
| 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.