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Moon Information For May 2 2022 (South Africa)

Moon May 2, 2022 (South Africa)

The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Monday, May 2, 2022. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)

Moonrise to moonset10h55m
Moonrise07:48
Moonset18:43
Distance to the center of the Sun150,775,148 km
Distance to the center of Earth400,370 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)1.1%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)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 May 2022.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and Mercury2022-05-02 16:17Mercury is 2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxMay 7Pollux is 2.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 8Beehive is 4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 22Saturn is 4.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsMay 24Mars is 2.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 25Jupiter is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 27Venus is 0.2 degrees North of the Moon.

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