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Moon Information For October 15 2017 (United States)

Moon October 15, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Sunday, October 15, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset13h43m
Moonrise02:50
Moonset16:33
Distance to the center of the Sun149,149,208 km
Distance to the center of Earth372,830 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)22.2%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)24.9

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 October 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranOctober 9Aldebaran is 0.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveOctober 13Beehive is 3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Regulus2017-10-15 06:54Regulus is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsOctober 17Mars is 1.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusOctober 17Venus is 2.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnOctober 24Saturn is 3.6 degrees South of the Moon.

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