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Moon Information For December 22 2023 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon December 22, 2023 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Friday, December 22, 2023. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h46m
Moonrise13:36
Moonset02:50
Distance to the center of the Sun147,154,866 km
Distance to the center of Earth370,959 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)75.9%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)9.9

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 SaturnDecember 17Saturn is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Jupiter2023-12-22 09:20Jupiter 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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