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Moon Information For May 31 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon May 31, 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)

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

Moonrise to moonset11h2m
Moonrise12:01
Moonset00:59
Distance to the center of the Sun151,690,822 km
Distance to the center of Earth376,352 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)35.6%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)6

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 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and BeehiveMay 2Beehive is 3.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusMay 4Regulus is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 7Jupiter is 2.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 13Saturn is 3.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 22Venus is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 23Mercury is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 29Beehive is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Regulus2017-05-31 12:08Regulus is 0.3 degrees North of the Moon.

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