The Moon information shown here applies to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Thursday, March 2, 2017. (Local time Pacific/Port Moresby)
| Moonrise to moonset | 11h30m |
| Moonrise | 10:00 |
| Moonset | 21:30 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 148,265,234 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 368,412 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 10.8% |
| Lunar phase | waxing |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Aries ♈ |
| 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 March 2017.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Mars | 2017-03-02 04:58 | Mars is 4.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Aldebaran | March 5 | Aldebaran is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Regulus | March 11 | Regulus is 0.9 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | March 15 | Jupiter is 2.7 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | March 20 | Saturn is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon. |
