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Moon Information For October 17 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon October 17, 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset12h44m
Moonrise04:57
Moonset17:41
Distance to the center of the Sun149,064,566 km
Distance to the center of Earth381,836 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)7.3%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonVirgo ♍
Moon age (days past new moon)27

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 October 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranOctober 9Aldebaran is 0.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveOctober 13Beehive is 3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusOctober 15Regulus is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Mars2017-10-17 06:04Mars is 1.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Venus2017-10-17 20:21Venus is 2.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnOctober 24Saturn is 3.6 degrees South of the Moon.

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