The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, November 2, 1971
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
6:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 604
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 Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 0.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.05° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.1° |
| 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.