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Moon Information For December 21 2018 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon December 21, 2018 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Friday, December 21, 2018. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h16m
Moonrise16:10
Moonset05:54
Distance to the center of the Sun147,162,446 km
Distance to the center of Earth374,947 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)96.7%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonGemini ♊
Moon age (days past new moon)13

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 2018.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and VenusDecember 3Venus is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnDecember 9Saturn is 1.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsDecember 14Mars is 3.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Aldebaran2018-12-21 02:31Aldebaran is 1.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveDecember 24Beehive is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusDecember 26Regulus is 2.5 degrees South of the Moon.

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