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Moon Information For May 6 2024 (United States)

Moon May 6, 2024 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Monday, May 6, 2024. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset13h40m
Moonrise05:01
Moonset18:41
Distance to the center of the Sun150,950,473 km
Distance to the center of Earth365,110 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)5.5%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)27.3

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 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 Mercury2024-05-06 04:25Mercury 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 AntaresMay 23Antares is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 31Saturn is 0.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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