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Moon Information For April 28 2017 (South Africa)

Moon April 28, 2017 (South Africa)

The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Friday, April 28, 2017. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)

Moonrise to moonset11h21m
Moonrise08:21
Moonset19:42
Distance to the center of the Sun150,629,991 km
Distance to the center of Earth363,650 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)3%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)1.6

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 April 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranApril 1Aldebaran is 0.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveApril 5Beehive is 4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusApril 7Regulus is 0.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterApril 10Jupiter is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnApril 16Saturn is 3.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusApril 23Venus is 5.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Aldebaran2017-04-28 19:20Aldebaran is 0.5 degrees South of the Moon.

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