The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 1967
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 545
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 3.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.86° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.94° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.