The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 1972
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
7:08 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.44° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.76° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.