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Moon Information For April 16 2017 (United States)

Moon April 16, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Sunday, April 16, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h13m
Moonrise23:53
Moonset10:06
Distance to the center of the Sun150,154,198 km
Distance to the center of Earth404,931 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)79.2%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonSagittarius ♐
Moon age (days past new moon)19.2

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 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 Saturn2017-04-16 14:39Saturn 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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