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Moon Information For December 17 2023 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon December 17, 2023 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Sunday, December 17, 2023. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset9h27m
Moonrise11:25
Moonset20:52
Distance to the center of the Sun147,210,697 km
Distance to the center of Earth364,193 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)22%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)4.6

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 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and BeehiveDecember 1Beehive is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SpicaDecember 8Spica is 2.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusDecember 9Venus is 3.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Saturn2023-12-17 16:58Saturn is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterDecember 22Jupiter is 2.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesDecember 24Pleiades is 1.1 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxDecember 28Pollux is 1.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveDecember 29Beehive is 3.7 degrees South of the Moon.

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