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Moon Information For September 22 2017 (United States)

Moon September 22, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Friday, September 22, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset12h59m
Moonrise09:12
Moonset20:13
Distance to the center of the Sun150,131,897 km
Distance to the center of Earth393,544 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)4.2%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonLibra ♎
Moon age (days past new moon)1.9

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 September 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranSeptember 12Aldebaran is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveSeptember 16Beehive is 3.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusSeptember 17Venus is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusSeptember 18Regulus is 0.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Jupiter2017-09-22 03:51Jupiter is 4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnSeptember 26Saturn is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.

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