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Moon Information For January 9 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)

Moon January 9, 2017 (Northern Hemisphere)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, Northern Hemisphere on Monday, January 9, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h34m
Moonrise14:43
Moonset04:09
Distance to the center of the Sun147,113,316 km
Distance to the center of Earth363,521 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)85.4%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonGemini ♊
Moon age (days past new moon)11.1

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 Aldebaran2017-01-09 09:07Aldebaran 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 VenusJanuary 31Venus is 4.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsJanuary 31Mars is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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