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Moon Information For May 6 2018 (Australia)

Moon May 6, 2018 (Australia)

The Moon information shown here applies to Canberra, Australia on Sunday, May 6, 2018. (Local time Australia/Canberra)

Moonrise to moonset10h24m
Moonrise22:16
Moonset11:52
Distance to the center of the Sun150,909,679 km
Distance to the center of Earth405,478 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)72.9%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonCapricorn ♑
Moon age (days past new moon)19.9

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 2018.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and JupiterMay 1Jupiter is 4.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 5Saturn is 1.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Mars2018-05-06 17:24Mars is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 14Mercury is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 18Venus is 4.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 20Beehive is 1.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusMay 22Regulus is 1.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 28Jupiter is 4.3 degrees South of the Moon.

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