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Moon Information For December 17 2024 (United States)

Moon December 17, 2024 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset9h17m
Moonrise19:00
Moonset09:43
Distance to the center of the Sun147,201,052 km
Distance to the center of Earth383,292 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)95.8%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonCancer ♋
Moon age (days past new moon)16.7

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 2024.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and VenusDecember 4Venus is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnDecember 8Saturn is 0.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesDecember 13Pleiades is 0.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Pollux2024-12-17 07:12Pollux is 2.1 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsDecember 18Mars is 1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveDecember 18Beehive is 2.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusDecember 20Regulus is 2.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SpicaDecember 24Spica is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AntaresDecember 28Antares is 0.1 degrees North of the Moon.

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