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Moon Information For April 1 2017 (United States)

Moon April 1, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Saturday, April 1, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h32m
Moonrise10:19
Moonset23:47
Distance to the center of the Sun149,514,553 km
Distance to the center of Earth363,299 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)21.6%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonGemini ♊
Moon age (days past new moon)4.5

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 Aldebaran2017-04-01 04:49Aldebaran 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 AldebaranApril 28Aldebaran is 0.5 degrees South of the Moon.

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