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Moon Information For December 30 2017 (United States)

Moon December 30, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Saturday, December 30, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h39m
Moonrise14:59
Moonset04:20
Distance to the center of the Sun147,103,075 km
Distance to the center of Earth367,121 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)87.8%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)11.4

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 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AldebaranDecember 3Aldebaran is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveDecember 7Beehive is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusDecember 8Regulus is 0.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsDecember 13Mars is 4.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterDecember 14Jupiter is 4.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Aldebaran2017-12-30 19:25Aldebaran is 0.7 degrees South of the Moon.

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