The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
4:43 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 607
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 35.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 26.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.06° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.26° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.