The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 1971
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
7:32 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 602
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 Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 319.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -1.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.46° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.23° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.4° |
| 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.