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Moon Information For August 20 2017 (United States)

Moon August 20, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Sunday, August 20, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset14h17m
Moonrise05:02
Moonset19:19
Distance to the center of the Sun151,354,170 km
Distance to the center of Earth369,042 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)3.5%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)27.8

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 August 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnAugust 3Saturn is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AldebaranAugust 16Aldebaran is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusAugust 19Venus is 2.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Beehive2017-08-20 03:15Beehive is 3.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 25Jupiter is 3.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnAugust 30Saturn is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon.

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