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Moon Information For December 22 2021 (United States)

Moon December 22, 2021 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset8h49m
Moonrise19:00
Moonset10:11
Distance to the center of the Sun147,150,442 km
Distance to the center of Earth398,574 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)91.9%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonLeo ♌
Moon age (days past new moon)17.5

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 December 2021.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and VenusDecember 6Venus is 1.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnDecember 7Saturn is 4.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterDecember 9Jupiter is 4.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxDecember 21Pollux is 2.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Beehive2021-12-22 05:28Beehive is 3.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsDecember 31Mars is 0.9 degrees North of the Moon.

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