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Moon Information For May 17 2018 (United States Minor Outlying Islands)

Moon May 17, 2018 (United States Minor Outlying Islands)

The Moon information shown here applies to Johnston Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands on Thursday, May 17, 2018. (Local time Pacific/Johnston)

Moonrise to moonset12h21m
Moonrise09:04
Moonset21:25
Distance to the center of the Sun151,309,436 km
Distance to the center of Earth365,664 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)5.2%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonGemini ♊
Moon age (days past new moon)2.2

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 MarsMay 5Mars is 3 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and MercuryMay 13Mercury is 2.5 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Venus2018-05-17 08:11Venus 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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