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Moon Information For January 2 2017 (New Zealand)

Moon January 2, 2017 (New Zealand)

The Moon information shown here applies to Wellington, New Zealand on Monday, January 2, 2017. (Local time Pacific/Auckland)

Moonrise to moonset11h11m
Moonrise10:30
Moonset23:19
Distance to the center of the Sun147,098,180 km
Distance to the center of Earth386,253 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)9.8%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonAquarius ♒
Moon age (days past new moon)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 January 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and Venus2017-01-02 22:20Venus is 2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsJanuary 3Mars is 0.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AldebaranJanuary 10Aldebaran is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusJanuary 15Regulus is 0.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterJanuary 19Jupiter is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnJanuary 24Saturn is 4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryJanuary 26Mercury is 4 degrees South of the Moon.

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