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Moon Information For August 9 2023 (British Indian Ocean Territory)

Moon August 9, 2023 (British Indian Ocean Territory)

The Moon information shown here applies to Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. (Local time Indian/Chagos)

Moonrise to moonset11h8m
Moonrise02:16
Moonset13:24
Distance to the center of the Sun151,675,274 km
Distance to the center of Earth381,868 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)46.7%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)22.5

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 August 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnAugust 3Saturn is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 8Jupiter is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Pleiades2023-08-09 18:16Pleiades is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxAugust 14Pollux is 1.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsAugust 19Mars is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SpicaAugust 21Spica is 2.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AntaresAugust 25Antares is 1.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnAugust 31Saturn is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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