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Moon Information For January 2 2023 (United States)

Moon January 2, 2023 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Monday, January 2, 2023. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h7m
Moonrise13:43
Moonset03:36
Distance to the center of the Sun147,097,914 km
Distance to the center of Earth390,636 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)80.2%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)10.4

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 January 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and Pleiades2023-01-02 20:24Pleiades is 2.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsJanuary 3Mars is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxJanuary 7Pollux is 2.1 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveJanuary 8Beehive is 4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AntaresJanuary 18Antares is 2.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnJanuary 23Saturn is 3.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusJanuary 23Venus is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterJanuary 25Jupiter is 1.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesJanuary 30Pleiades is 2.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsJanuary 30Mars is 0.1 degrees North of the Moon.

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