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Moon Information For August 3 2017 (United States)

Moon August 3, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Thursday, August 3, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset14h37m
Moonrise17:16
Moonset02:39
Distance to the center of the Sun151,788,518 km
Distance to the center of Earth405,497 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)81.2%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonSagittarius ♐
Moon age (days past new moon)10.5

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 August 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and Saturn2017-08-03 03:31Saturn is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AldebaranAugust 16Aldebaran is 0.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusAugust 19Venus is 2.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveAugust 20Beehive is 3.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 25Jupiter is 3.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnAugust 30Saturn is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon.

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