The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 1972
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
11:54 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 24m / 7.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.52° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.03° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.