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Moon Information For December 21 2022 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon December 21, 2022 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset9h41m
Moonrise05:24
Moonset15:05
Distance to the center of the Sun147,162,137 km
Distance to the center of Earth372,526 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)7%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
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 December 2022.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and JupiterDecember 1Jupiter is 2.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesDecember 6Pleiades is 2.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsDecember 7Mars is 0.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxDecember 11Pollux is 2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Antares2022-12-21 17:43Antares is 2.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusDecember 24Venus is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnDecember 26Saturn is 4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterDecember 29Jupiter is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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