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Moon Information For August 9 2023 (United States)

Moon August 9, 2023 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset15h6m
Moonrise00:15
Moonset15:21
Distance to the center of the Sun151,665,370 km
Distance to the center of Earth383,886 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)42.4%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)22.9

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 August 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and SaturnAugust 3Saturn is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterAugust 8Jupiter is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Pleiades2023-08-09 08:16Pleiades is 1.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxAugust 13Pollux is 1.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsAugust 18Mars is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SpicaAugust 21Spica is 2.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and AntaresAugust 24Antares is 1.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnAugust 30Saturn is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon.

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