The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 10, 1972
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
12:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 606
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.89° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.95° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.