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Moon Information For May 18 2023 (Botswana)

Moon May 18, 2023 (Botswana)

The Moon information shown here applies to Gaborone, Botswana on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Local time Africa/Gaborone)

Moonrise to moonset11h20m
Moonrise05:26
Moonset16:46
Distance to the center of the Sun151,318,381 km
Distance to the center of Earth379,946 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)3.5%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)27.8

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 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AntaresMay 7Antares is 1.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 13Saturn is 3.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 17Jupiter is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Mercury2023-05-18 03:34Mercury is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 23Venus is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxMay 24Pollux is 1.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsMay 24Mars is 4.2 degrees South of the Moon.

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