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Moon Information For May 8 2017 (New Zealand)

Moon May 8, 2017 (New Zealand)

The Moon information shown here applies to Wellington, New Zealand on Monday, May 8, 2017. (Local time Pacific/Auckland)

Moonrise to moonset12h54m
Moonrise16:14
Moonset05:08
Distance to the center of the Sun150,987,161 km
Distance to the center of Earth394,212 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)89.4%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonLibra ♎
Moon age (days past new moon)11.7

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 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and BeehiveMay 3Beehive is 3.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusMay 4Regulus is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Jupiter2017-05-08 09:24Jupiter is 2.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 14Saturn is 3.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 23Venus is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 24Mercury is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 30Beehive is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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