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Moon Information For May 23 2024 (United States)

Moon May 23, 2024 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset14h32m
Moonrise20:00
Moonset05:28
Distance to the center of the Sun151,494,516 km
Distance to the center of Earth393,511 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)99.8%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)14.4

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 May 2024.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnMay 3Saturn is 0.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsMay 4Mars is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 6Mercury is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxMay 12Pollux is 1.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 13Beehive is 3.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SpicaMay 20Spica is 1.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Antares2024-05-23 22:31Antares is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 31Saturn is 0.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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