The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 31, 1971
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
7:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 606
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 Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 353.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.58° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.49° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.7° |
| 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.