The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 1972
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
8:19 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 136.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.25° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.57° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.