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Moon Information For August 21 2018 (United States)

Moon August 21, 2018 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset14h51m
Moonrise16:55
Moonset02:04
Distance to the center of the Sun151,331,073 km
Distance to the center of Earth402,216 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)76.3%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonSagittarius ♐
Moon age (days past new moon)10

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 2018.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranAugust 6Aldebaran is 1.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusAugust 14Venus is 6.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 17Jupiter is 4.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Saturn2018-08-21 05:55Saturn is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.

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