The Moon information shown here applies to Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. (Local time Australia/Canberra)
Moonrise to moonset | 12h6m |
Moonrise | 03:45 |
Moonset | 15:51 |
Distance to the center of the Sun | 150,569,512 km |
Distance to the center of Earth | 377,582 km |
Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 18.5% |
Lunar phase | waning |
Current zodiac sign the Moon | Aries ♈ |
Moon age (days past new moon) | 25.4 |
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 April 2022.
Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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Moon and Pleiades | April 5 | Pleiades is 4 degrees North of the Moon. |
Moon and Pollux | April 10 | Pollux is 2.4 degrees North of the Moon. |
Moon and Beehive | April 11 | Beehive is 3.9 degrees South of the Moon. |
Moon and Saturn | April 25 | Saturn is 4.6 degrees North of the Moon. |
Moon and Mars | April 26 | Mars is 4.1 degrees North of the Moon. |
Moon and Venus | 2022-04-27 11:51 | Venus is 4 degrees North of the Moon. |
Moon and Jupiter | 2022-04-27 18:23 | Jupiter is 3.8 degrees North of the Moon. |