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Moon Information For December 9 2023 (United States)

Moon December 9, 2023 (United States)

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

Moonrise to moonset10h44m
Moonrise03:41
Moonset14:25
Distance to the center of the Sun147,337,644 km
Distance to the center of Earth396,020 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)15.4%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)25.7

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 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and BeehiveDecember 1Beehive is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SpicaDecember 8Spica is 2.5 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Venus2023-12-09 11:53Venus is 3.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnDecember 17Saturn is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and JupiterDecember 22Jupiter is 2.7 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PleiadesDecember 24Pleiades is 1.1 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxDecember 28Pollux is 1.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveDecember 29Beehive is 3.7 degrees South of the Moon.

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