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Moon Information For May 18 2023 (New Zealand)

Moon May 18, 2023 (New Zealand)

The Moon information shown here applies to Wellington, New Zealand on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Local time Pacific/Auckland)

Moonrise to moonset9h30m
Moonrise06:39
Moonset16:09
Distance to the center of the Sun151,305,471 km
Distance to the center of Earth377,993 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)5.3%
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 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AntaresMay 8Antares is 1.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 14Saturn is 3.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Jupiter2023-05-18 01:15Jupiter is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Mercury2023-05-18 13:34Mercury is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 24Venus is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxMay 24Pollux is 1.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsMay 25Mars is 4.2 degrees South of the Moon.

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