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Moon Information For August 21 2023 (United States)

Moon August 21, 2023 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Monday, August 21, 2023. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h41m
Moonrise11:19
Moonset22:00
Distance to the center of the Sun151,337,534 km
Distance to the center of Earth395,832 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)19.5%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonLibra ♎
Moon age (days past new moon)4.3

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 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnAugust 3Saturn is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 8Jupiter is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesAugust 9Pleiades is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxAugust 13Pollux is 1.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsAugust 18Mars is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Spica2023-08-21 05:28Spica is 2.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AntaresAugust 24Antares is 1.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnAugust 30Saturn is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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