The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 16, 1972
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
5:56 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jan 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 165.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 04m / -20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.84° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.95° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.