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Moon Information For May 6 2018 (United States)

Moon May 6, 2018 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Sunday, May 6, 2018. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset10h4m
Moonrise01:09
Moonset11:13
Distance to the center of the Sun150,930,799 km
Distance to the center of Earth405,443 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)67.8%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonCapricorn ♑
Moon age (days past new moon)20.4

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 May 2018.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnMay 4Saturn is 1.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Mars2018-05-06 03:24Mars is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 13Mercury is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 17Venus is 4.8 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveMay 20Beehive is 1.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusMay 21Regulus is 1.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterMay 27Jupiter is 4.3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 31Saturn is 1.8 degrees South of the Moon.

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