The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 20, 1967
Waxing Gibbous
67.9% 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
12:43 PM
2:28 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 545
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.85° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.47° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.