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Moon Information For December 16 2020 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon December 16, 2020 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset9h31m
Moonrise09:24
Moonset18:55
Distance to the center of the Sun147,214,279 km
Distance to the center of Earth375,762 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)3.2%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)1.7

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 December 2020.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and BeehiveDecember 4Beehive is 2.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusDecember 12Venus is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Jupiter2020-12-16 23:28Jupiter is 3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnDecember 17Saturn is 3.1 degrees North of the Moon.

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