The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 23, 1972
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
1:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.93° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.70° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.