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Moon Information For May 23 2017 (United States)

Moon May 23, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset13h20m
Moonrise04:31
Moonset17:51
Distance to the center of the Sun151,486,051 km
Distance to the center of Earth369,064 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)10.3%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)26.5

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 May 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and BeehiveMay 2Beehive is 3.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusMay 4Regulus is 0.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 7Jupiter is 2.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 13Saturn is 3.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 22Venus is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Mercury2017-05-23 21:20Mercury is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 29Beehive is 3.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusMay 31Regulus is 0.3 degrees North of the Moon.

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