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Moon Information For April 5 2017 (Australia)

Moon April 5, 2017 (Australia)

The Moon information shown here applies to Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (Local time Australia/Canberra)

Moonrise to moonset10h45m
Moonrise14:24
Moonset01:09
Distance to the center of the Sun149,661,539 km
Distance to the center of Earth369,995 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)58.8%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonCancer ♋
Moon age (days past new moon)8.2

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 April 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranApril 1Aldebaran is 0.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Beehive2017-04-05 22:45Beehive is 4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusApril 7Regulus is 0.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterApril 11Jupiter is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnApril 17Saturn is 3.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusApril 24Venus is 5.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and AldebaranApril 29Aldebaran is 0.5 degrees South of the Moon.

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