The Moon information shown here applies to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Monday, October 2, 2023. (Local time Pacific/Port Moresby)
| Moonrise to moonset | 12h5m |
| Moonrise | 20:48 |
| Moonset | 08:43 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 149,751,171 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 375,379 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 93.5% |
| Lunar phase | waning |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Taurus ♉ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 17.2 |
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 October 2023.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Jupiter | 2023-10-02 13:16 | Jupiter is 3.5 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pleiades | October 3 | Pleiades is 1.1 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pollux | October 7 | Pollux is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Antares | October 18 | Antares is 0.9 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | October 24 | Saturn is 2.8 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Jupiter | October 29 | Jupiter is 3.2 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pleiades | October 31 | Pleiades is 1.1 degrees North of the Moon. |
