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Moon Information For December 31 2017 (Australia)

Moon December 31, 2017 (Australia)

The Moon information shown here applies to Canberra, Australia on Sunday, December 31, 2017. (Local time Australia/Canberra)

Moonrise to moonset10h35m
Moonrise18:16
Moonset04:51
Distance to the center of the Sun147,102,145 km
Distance to the center of Earth366,202 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)90.3%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonGemini ♊
Moon age (days past new moon)11.8

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in December 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranDecember 4Aldebaran is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveDecember 7Beehive is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusDecember 9Regulus is 0.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsDecember 14Mars is 4.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterDecember 15Jupiter is 4.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Aldebaran2017-12-31 11:25Aldebaran is 0.7 degrees South of the Moon.

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