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The Moon on

Wednesday, January 5, 1972

Waning gibbous

78% lit, drifting through Sextans.

5 days after the Cold Moon.

The Moon's phase is the same everywhere on Earth; this page shows it at noon UTC on that date.

Planets in the sky that night

  • Mercuryin the morning sky before dawn
  • Venusin the evening sky after sunset
  • Marsin the evening sky after sunset
  • Jupiterin the morning sky before dawn
  • Saturnin the evening sky after sunset

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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).