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Moon Information For May 4 2017 (South Africa)

Moon May 4, 2017 (South Africa)

The Moon information shown here applies to Pretoria, South Africa on Thursday, May 4, 2017. (Local time Africa/Johannesburg)

Moonrise to moonset11h42m
Moonrise13:52
Moonset01:34
Distance to the center of the Sun150,857,553 km
Distance to the center of Earth377,676 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)58.5%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)8.2

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 May 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and BeehiveMay 2Beehive is 3.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Regulus2017-05-04 11:49Regulus is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 7Jupiter is 2.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 14Saturn is 3.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 22Venus is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 24Mercury is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 30Beehive is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusMay 31Regulus is 0.3 degrees North of the Moon.

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