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Moon Information For May 17 2023 (United States Minor Outlying Islands)

Moon May 17, 2023 (United States Minor Outlying Islands)

The Moon information shown here applies to Johnston Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Local time Pacific/Johnston)

Moonrise to moonset12h1m
Moonrise05:22
Moonset17:23
Distance to the center of the Sun151,302,878 km
Distance to the center of Earth377,609 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)5.7%
Lunar phasewaning
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)27.3

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 2023.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and AntaresMay 7Antares is 1.6 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnMay 13Saturn is 3.3 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and Jupiter2023-05-17 03:15Jupiter is 0.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and Mercury2023-05-17 15:34Mercury is 3.8 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and VenusMay 23Venus is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon.
Moon and PolluxMay 23Pollux is 1.7 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsMay 24Mars is 4.2 degrees South of the Moon.

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