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Moon Information For May 21 2018 (United States)

Moon May 21, 2018 (United States)

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

Moonrise to moonset10h41m
Moonrise12:11
Moonset01:30
Distance to the center of the Sun151,422,185 km
Distance to the center of Earth365,094 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)38.9%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)6.3

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 May 2018.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnMay 4Saturn is 1.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsMay 6Mars is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 13Mercury is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 17Venus is 4.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 20Beehive is 1.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Regulus2018-05-21 20:53Regulus is 1.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 27Jupiter is 4.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 31Saturn is 1.8 degrees South of the Moon.

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