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Moon Information For August 30 2017 (South Africa)

Moon August 30, 2017 (South Africa)

The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)

Moonrise to moonset13h40m
Moonrise12:10
Moonset01:50
Distance to the center of the Sun151,035,817 km
Distance to the center of Earth405,248 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)55.4%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonSagittarius ♐
Moon age (days past new moon)7.9

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 August 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnAugust 3Saturn is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AldebaranAugust 16Aldebaran is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusAugust 19Venus is 2.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveAugust 20Beehive is 3.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 25Jupiter is 3.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Saturn2017-08-30 16:23Saturn is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon.

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