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Moon Information For January 31 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon January 31, 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset13h16m
Moonrise09:43
Moonset20:27
Distance to the center of the Sun147,400,131 km
Distance to the center of Earth375,694 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)11.2%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)3.2

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 January 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and VenusJanuary 2Venus is 2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsJanuary 3Mars is 0.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AldebaranJanuary 9Aldebaran is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusJanuary 14Regulus is 0.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterJanuary 19Jupiter is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnJanuary 24Saturn is 4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryJanuary 25Mercury is 4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Venus2017-01-31 09:34Venus is 4.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Mars2017-01-31 20:09Mars is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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