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Moon Information For October 18 2023 (United States)

Moon October 18, 2023 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset8h32m
Moonrise11:28
Moonset20:00
Distance to the center of the Sun149,041,522 km
Distance to the center of Earth382,161 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)11.8%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)3.3

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 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and JupiterOctober 1Jupiter is 3.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesOctober 3Pleiades is 1.1 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxOctober 7Pollux is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Antares2023-10-18 09:17Antares is 0.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnOctober 24Saturn is 2.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterOctober 29Jupiter is 3.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesOctober 30Pleiades is 1.1 degrees North of the Moon.

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