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Moon Information For May 17 2021 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon May 17, 2021 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Monday, May 17, 2021. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset9h31m
Moonrise10:19
Moonset00:48
Distance to the center of the Sun151,310,162 km
Distance to the center of Earth393,498 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)24.4%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonCancer ♋
Moon age (days past new moon)4.9

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 2021.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnMay 3Saturn is 4.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 4Jupiter is 4.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 13Mercury is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsMay 16Mars is 1.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Beehive2021-05-17 21:08Beehive is 3.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 30Saturn is 4.3 degrees North of the Moon.

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