The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 13, 1972
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
2:41 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 606
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.69° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.49° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.