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Moon Information For September 17 2018 (United States)

Moon September 17, 2018 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Monday, September 17, 2018. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset9h9m
Moonrise14:50
Moonset23:59
Distance to the center of the Sun150,348,862 km
Distance to the center of Earth400,640 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)51.8%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonSagittarius ♐
Moon age (days past new moon)7.6

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 September 2018.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranSeptember 2Aldebaran is 1.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveSeptember 6Beehive is 1.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterSeptember 13Jupiter is 4.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Saturn2018-09-17 12:46Saturn is 2.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AldebaranSeptember 30Aldebaran is 1.4 degrees South of the Moon.

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