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Moon Information For October 9 2017 (United States)

Moon October 9, 2017 (United States)

The Moon information shown here applies to Washington, District of Columbia, United States on Monday, October 9, 2017. (Local time America/New York)

Moonrise to moonset14h18m
Moonrise21:01
Moonset11:19
Distance to the center of the Sun149,405,647 km
Distance to the center of Earth365,116 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)85.2%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonGemini ♊
Moon age (days past new moon)18.5

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 October 2017.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and Aldebaran2017-10-09 14:05Aldebaran is 0.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and BeehiveOctober 13Beehive is 3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and RegulusOctober 15Regulus is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MarsOctober 17Mars is 1.9 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusOctober 17Venus is 2.1 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnOctober 24Saturn is 3.6 degrees South of the Moon.

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